
Eleanor Catton
Books and Authors
Robert Lemoine's Billionaire
I wanted him to be this kind of seductive, tempting force in the novel. This is the idealized sort of amoral billionaire. I think that Robert Lemoine has some of the best lines in the book, even though he's a monster. He's a moral and it's frightening that he holds the views that he does. Well, you do what good writers do. You give both sides zingers. They're both making really good points.
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