Trust

Brilliant . . . Destined to be known as one of the great puzzle-box novels, its the cleverest of conceits, wrapped up in a page-turner * Telegraph * Fascinating . . . Diaz could master any genre and Trust is metafiction at its best, unpredictable, clever and massively enjoyable * Sunday Times * Genius . . . Youre propelled forward by the twists and turns of the novels form, the conviction that Diaz has another trick up his sleeve * Observer * Diaz is a narrative genius whose work easily encompasses both a grand scope and the crisp and whiplike line. Trust builds its world and characters with subtle aplomb. What a radiant, profound and moving novel -- Lauren Groff, author of <i>Fates and Furies</i> Sharp and affecting . . . In this literary Rubiks Cube, Diaz provides a viable, and hugely entertaining, argument that once a pen is put to paper an element of veracity is always lost. And when money is thrown into the mix, then the lies really multiply * Financial Times * A tricksy, tantalising delight . . . Enthralling delicate, detailed and deliciously stealthy * Daily Mail * Intricate, cunning and consistently surprising . . . Diaz has the whole literary past at his fingertips . . . [an] exhilarating and intelligent novel * New York Times Book Review * A sublime, richly layered novel. A story within a story within a story. -- Roxane Gay, author of <i>Bad Feminist</i> Exquisite . . . A clever, literary kaleidoscope that constantly challenges the realities it puts forward, requiring you to step back, and look again * i * Destined to become one of the great novels of our time . . . A literary page-turner that offers compulsive reading with exquisite prose . . . Surprising, engrossing and beautifully executed * Irish Times * Engrossing . . . Diaz perfects different voices with remarkable agility * The Herald * Through perfectly formed sentences and the skilful unpicking of certainties, Trust creates a great portrait of New York across an entire century of change . . . A work possessed of real power and purpose . . . Its a testament to Diazs cunning abilities as a writer that you end his book thinking that if truth is your goal you might be better off relying on a novelist than a banker * Guardian * Trust glints with wonder and knowledge and mystery. Its plotlines are as etched and surreal as Art Deco geometry, while inside that architecture are people who feel appallingly real. This novel is very classical and very original: Balzac would be proud, but so would Borges. -- Rachel Kushner, Man Booker-shortlisted author of <i>The Mars Room</i> A rip-roaring, razor-sharp dissection of capitalism, class, greed, and the meaning of money itself that also manages to be a dazzling feat of storytelling on its own terms . . . Uniquely brilliant . . . exhilarating . . . a novel for the ages. * Vogue * Immaculate. TRUST is a work of assured virtuosity, lightly-worn wisdom, and immense impact. -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Mercies</i> That rare jewel of a book - jaw-dropping storytelling against the backdrop of beautiful writing. Amidst all the noise in the world, whole days found me curled up on the couch, lost inside Diazs brilliance -- Jacqueline Woodson, author of <i>Red at the Bone</i> A virtuoso performance . . . A spellbinding tale that illuminates the impact of money on all of our lives . . . Trust is that rare thing: a beautifully crafted novel that dares to confront some of our deepest socioeconomic schisms * Oprah Daily * Like four exquisite dioramas, Diaz has set up all of these stories with great precision to present two fundamental questions: Why do we tell stories? And at what cost are those stories told? . . . A remarkably accessible treatise on the power of fiction. This unquestionably smart and sophisticated novel not only mirrors truth, but helps us to better understand the truth.

Hernan Diaz's first novel, In the Distance, was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. He is also the author of a book of essays, and his fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, McSweeneys, and elsewhere. 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 Librarys Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. His second novel, Trust, was longlisted for the Booker Prize and won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.