Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa From the Archive – Trust: Hernan Diaz On Power, Silence & Who Gets To Tell The Story
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Jul 15, 2025 Hernan Diaz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, delves into themes of truth and power in his novel, Trust. He explores the significance of narratives shaped by wealth and the systematic exclusion of women from finance. Hernan shares his insights on how silence can reveal deeper truths and discusses the challenges and persistence faced by writers. Additionally, he reveals exciting details about the upcoming TV adaptation of Trust, featuring Kate Winslet and directed by Todd Haynes.
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Truth Is Built From Many Voices
- Truth is polyphonic and built from many voices rather than a single, absolute version.
- The book uses four distinct texts to show how readers must assemble a provisional truth from competing accounts.
Write For The Work, Not Awards
- Do the daily, material work of writing for the love of the craft rather than hoping for awards.
- Persist through rejection by focusing on sentences and the process, not future prizes.
Title Came On An Elliptical
- The title 'Trust' came to Hernan Diaz while he was on an elliptical trainer at the gym.
- He chose it for its layered meanings in finance, relationships, and reader expectations.
