Trust

Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Trust by Hernan Diaz is a masterfully crafted novel that delves into the intricacies of wealth, power, and perception in early 20th-century New York. Through a unique narrative structure comprising four interwoven texts—a novel, an incomplete autobiography, a memoir, and a diary—Diaz unravels the enigmatic lives of financier Benjamin Rask and his wife, Helen. As each account offers differing perspectives, readers are invited to question the nature of truth and the stories we choose to believe. A compelling exploration of capitalism's impact on personal relationships and societal narratives, Trust is both a literary puzzle and a profound commentary on the distortions of reality by wealth.