Hernan Diaz Talks About His Book Trust and Writing with the Same Pen for 20 Years

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Published on May 4, 2022

Author Hernan Diaz talks about the ability money has to distort reality in his book Trust, laying out four different sections in his book for readers to piece together and using the same fountain pen he was gifted 20 years ago.

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  • Jujen Shrestha 2 years ago

    esoteric, abstruse, arcane, great words

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  • Barry Lyndon 2 years ago

    double meyers money gravitationally distorted myths monumentalizing finance capital fossilized iconia narrative strands of silent phantasmagoria table of contents puzzle detective additionally genres voices archival narratives manopause wifey victimized history subversion flipped pancakes instrumental humanity bookish sadly buildings steep curves esoteric abstruse eroticism sensual ideological abstractimonious mimics Indiana Jones nazi face melt fountainhead pens…

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  • MVVpro 2 years ago

    I guess that’s a Montblanc pen.

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  • joshfactor1 2 years ago

    seriously, how has it not run out of ink by now?

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