Kevin Kwan, SEX AND VANITY
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
I had the most fun laughing and talking with Kevin Kwan who is the author of Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, the international best-selling novels and almost unprecedented single-author trifecta. The film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians became Hollywood's highest-grossing romantic comedy in over a decade. His latest book is called Sex and Vanity. Kevin and I talked about his upbringing in Singapore and Texas, satirizing social codes and outlandish snobbery, being a lifelong observer, and his funny and terrific advice to authors: "don't be afraid to really take a chance and let your freak flag fly" because you never know what'll happen when you just write from your own place of authenticity.
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| 2:02.3 | laughing and talking to Kevin Kwan, who is the author of Crazy Rich Asians, the international |
| 2:08.2 | best-selling novel that has been translated into more than 30 languages. Its sequel, |
| 2:12.5 | China Rich Girlfriend, was released in 2015, and Rich People Problems. The final book in the trilogy followed in 2017. |
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