In 'Ply,' Hernán Díaz imagines what we become after the world we know

NPR | By Sarah Robbins,

Elissa Nadworny , Daniel Ofman

Published October 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM EDT

Pulitzer prize winner Hernán Díaz' new book 'Ply' follows a young woman who siphons electricity to power punk shows in a re-wilded world. Díaz tells NPR how the novel came to examine selfhood, identity and intimacy.

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