Book of the Month – September 2023
A literary puzzle about money, power, and intimacy, Hernan Diaz's Pulitzer Prize-winning Trust is a novel that challenges the myths shrouding wealth, and the fictions that often pass for history.
Provocative and gleefully addictive, Diaz elegantly plays off narratives around a wealthy 1920s couple to spectacular effect. The result is a novel that spans an entire century and becomes more exhilarating with each new revelation.
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Further reading
Hernan Diaz: "If ever I find myself on the page, I view it as an immense failure", The Guardian
Author Hernan Diaz on his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Trust, France 24
About the author
Hernan Diaz is the author of Trust. His first novel, In the Distance, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. A recipient of a Whiting Award and the winner of the William Saroyan International Prize, he has been a fellow at the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages.
About Hay Festival's Book of the Month
Hay Festival's Book of the Month is our monthly recommendation of a book we love and think holds particular resonance. This is our chance to celebrate great works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry year-round.
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