Buffett cancels annual event with biographer
Author of detailed Buffett book says he has ended annual event and distanced himself from her
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett worked closely with Alice Schroeder during the five years that she researched his life story, but the author says her relationship with the investor has cooled since the book’s release last fall.
And Schroeder says Buffett told her last month that he would no longer attend a dinner she’s hosted since 1998 on the eve of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting in Omaha each spring.
“We’ve had very little contact since the book has been published. A few e-mails, and that’s it,” Schroeder said Wednesday in an interview from her home in Greenwich, Conn.
…Buffett’s assistant Debbie Bosanek said the cancellation of the dinner event shouldn’t be interpreted as a reflection of Buffett’s opinion of the book.
“Mr. Buffett likes Alice, likes her book and has received a number of glowing letters from friends about it,” Bosanek said. “But at some point, like the charity golf outing he once hosted, an event runs its course.”
I’ve read all 800+ pages of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life and I can tell you it is a very tough book. If Buffet is pissed about the book, I’m not surprised. As I said when I was fortunate enough to interview author Alice Schroeder,
“This is no fawning profile of a sainted figure. This is the warts and all story of a very complex human being. As much as there is to admire about Warren Buffett the investor, his personal life leaves a lot to be desired.”
I highly recommend the book. It is really fascinating. Here is my interview with Alice Schroeder,
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