One evening in the summer of 1992, a year after I had graduated from New York University’s journalism school, I ran into a former professor who asked me what I was working on. I mentioned that I’d recently written a magazine article about the Grameen Bank for The Atlantic and was looking for a new subject. My teacher asked about the bank, and after noting my enthusiasm, commented, “Why don’t you write a book about it?” The question caught me off guard. I replied… One evening in the summer of 1992, a year after I had graduated from New York University’s journalism school, I ran into a former professor who asked me what I was working on. I mentioned that I’d recently written a magazine article about the Grameen Bank for The Atlantic and was looking for a new subject. My teacher asked about the bank, and after noting my enthusiasm, commented, “Why don’t you write a book about it?” The question caught me off guard. I replied…

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