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Hernan Diaz: Writing Longhand and Winning Pulitzer Prizes
In the digital age, where keyboards and screens dominate, Hernan Diaz chooses to write in longhand, filling every square inch of his notebooks with his words. To him, there is something sensual and unique about the experience of using a pen and feeling the murmur of the pen on the paper. This love for his pen is evident in the success he has achieved, with his novel “Trust” recently winning the Pulitzer Prize. Diaz, however, is hesitant to let a camera capture this intimate and personal process.
“Trust,” an international bestseller translated into 35 languages, tells the story of money-making through the perspectives of four different characters. Diaz describes the writing process at an event in Lenox, Massachusetts, where he draws inspiration from the works of Edith Wharton, known for her novels about wealth and class during the Gilded Age.
Inspired by Wharton, Diaz enjoys writing with an obsolete yet beautiful tone, capturing the essence of the era. Wharton’s influence on Diaz’s prose, thinking, and writing style is evident throughout “Trust.” Diaz explores the monied world where money speaks without being mentioned, delving into the life of a fictional tycoon, Andrew Bevel, who believes in manipulating reality to correct his own mistakes and build his fortune.
Diaz challenges the male-dominated world of American finance and explores the suffocating lives of the wives of real American tycoons. He meticulously researches and picks apart the tropes of the American story, revealing the dissonance between different realities, as seen in the contrast between Manhattan’s financial district and the Italian enclave in Brooklyn.
As the son of Italian immigrants, Diaz emphasizes the significance of immigration in the fabric of New York City. Having moved to Sweden at a young age and later returning to Argentina, Diaz eventually settled in Brooklyn, choosing his own linguistic home, English. He is captivated by the sound and music of the English language and feels a deep connection to it.
Libraries are Diaz’s refuge and his favorite writing spot. He spent years writing without recognition, facing rejection after rejection. But his dedication and love for language persisted. Finally, he stumbled upon the opportunity of a lifetime when a small publisher in Minneapolis accepted his book, “In the Distance,” which was later named a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Diaz’s journey reached its peak when he won the Pulitzer Prize for “Trust.” Throughout the ups and downs of his career, his goals remained constant – to write beautiful sentences that captivate readers. And with each word he writes, he continues to craft sentences that peel off from things, like a needle emerging from under a black cloth and vanishing again, unthreaded.
To read an excerpt from “Trust” by Hernan Diaz and learn more about his work, visit his website.
(This story was produced by Robbyn McFadden and edited by Lauren Barnello.)
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