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Developers of Vancouver's Olympic Village challenge post-Games narrative in new book

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Richard Littlemore's new book, City Builders , tries to correct what the Maleks feel was an inaccurate narrative about the Olympic Village .

Littlemore says the city pushed the project into receivership in late 2010 , unfair to the Malek brothers.

The book tells the story of Peter and Shahram Malek ’s father, a successful businessman who ran a large construction company in Iran before the 1979 revolution forced the family to flee.

Meggs and Littlemore agree on one thing: The Olympic Village ended up turning a former industrial no man’s land into a vibrant community that has added to the fabric of Vancouver .

Littlemore worked as an editor and editorial writer for The Vancouver Sun in the 1980s and 1990s .

The Maleks declined to be interviewed.

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72

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71

Neutral language

53

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semi-formal

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English

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52

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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