![]() ![]() What draws you to these classically American periods? SHANTI ESCALANTE: Your first novel In the Distance was a Western, and Trust is set in 1920s New York. Here, Diaz talks to Interview about Trust, the invisible labor that the American Dream is built on, and his 20-year-old fountain pen. In fact, Benjamin and Helen may not be their names at all. Depending on who is telling the story, Benjamin is either a taciturn genius or a blue-blooded sportsman, and Helen is either a self-made mathematician or a mad housewife. Trust, set in 1920s New York, is really a multi-narrative collection of four mini novels about an enigmatic, fantastically wealthy couple-Benjamin Rask, a stockbroker, and his wife Helen-that tackles subjects of class, empire, intimacy, and greed head on. The result of his efforts is Trust, the 49-year-old author’s latest work of historical fiction. ![]() Diaz, the Buenos Aires-born, Stockholm-raised author whose debut novel In the Distance- a story of immigrant triumph and family ties-made him a Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the rare author who would take on not just the issue of class, but a subject as abstract and systemic as the very way capital is accumulated, without sacrificing any drama or intrigue. ![]() ![]() Class may be a foundational component of any story, but for Hernan Diaz, it’s a fixation. ![]()
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