

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BREAKFAST CONVERSATION | Manufactured Truths: Who Controls the Story?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Pulitzer Prize winner Hernán Díaz and author Liam Pieper over breakfast as they explore how narratives shape power.About this EventManufactured Truths: Who Controls the Story?Speakers: Hernán Díaz and Liam PieperModerator: Rebecca BrosnanDate: March 5, ThuTime: 10:00am - 11:30amVenue: The Executive Centre - Two Pacific PlaceAddress: Level 35, Two Pacific Place 88, Queensway, AdmiraltyPrice: HKD398Language: EnglishFormat: Breakfast ConversationDescription:From global finance to private family mythologies, stories shape power and belief. In Trust, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hernán Díaz exposes how wealth constructs, edits, and conceals truth through narrative. In The Toymaker, Liam Pieper examines how memory, nostalgia, and silence shape a family story that resists clarity or closure.In this moderated conversation, the authors explore how truth is authored across public and intimate worlds, and how individuals navigate systems that reward illusion: financial, emotional, and cultural. Set against Hong Kong’s long engagement with capital, inheritance, and unspoken histories, this event asks a vital question: who gets to tell the story, and at what cost?About the Speaker:Hernán DíazHernán Díaz is the Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Trust. Translated into more than thirty languages, Trust also received the Kirkus Prize, was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and was named one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Time, and The New Yorker, and it was one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of the year. Trust is currently being developed as a limited series for HBO. Diaz’s previous novel, In the Distance, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.Liam PieperLiam Pieper is an Australian Book Industry Award-winning ghostwriter of global bestsellers as well as more modest successes with his name on the cover. He was recipient of the 2014 M Literary Award, winner of the 2015 Geoff Dean Short Story Prize and the 2016 Christina Stead Fiction Award, the inaugural creative resident of the UNESCO City of Literature of Prague, and the 2018 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellow for Australian Writing. The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, his memoir, was shortlisted for the National Biography Award and the Ned Kelly Best True Crime award.Don’t miss our special offer: Buy 3, Get 1 Complimentary!Purchase 3 tickets to any events under HKILF 2026 and claim a complimentary seat at one of these exciting talks at Central Library:•⁠ 3rd March (Tue): On Muscle: The Stuff that Moves Us and Why It Matters (7:00-8:30pm)⁠•⁠ 4th March (Wed): I Deliver Parcels in Beijing (7:00-8:30pm)•⁠ ⁠5th March (Thu): Amitav Ghosh: Ghost-Eye (7:00-8:30pm)To redeem your complimentary seat, email us at info@festival.org.hk with:•⁠ ⁠Your 3 ticket order numbers•⁠ ⁠The event you’d like to attend•⁠ ⁠Subject line: Buy 3, Get 1 Complimentary!Hurry! Offer valid until ticket lastsBecome a to gain exclusive access to HKILF events. All donations are tax deductible.ABOUT HKILFThe Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) inspires the joy of reading by bringing the world’s writers and stories to Hong Kong’s diverse communities. A dynamic year-round programme and an annual festival offer dialogue, entertainment and perspective, while the Young Readers Festival (YRF) motivates students to engage with all aspects of the written word, improving communication skills, while nurturing the art of writing and storytelling.The annual festival features established and emerging writers from around the world, alongside local literary talents, in a programme that includes panel discussions, book talks, readings, workshops, walks, school programmes, performances, and more.We are a registered charity non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing the best in the literary arts to Hong Kong. To find more, please visit our official website: https://www.festival.org.hk.Please note that:*We are unable to process refunds, please consider your ticket purchase a donation to the festival.*Photos and videos of participants may be taken during the activities,which may be used by the organiser and the major sponsor for educational and promotional purposes in any way deemed appropriate, including disseminationthrough printed and online channels. Participation in the programme will constitute the participants’ consent to the above arrangement.*The views and opinions expressed by the speakers do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Hong Kong International Literary Festival. HKILF disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information shared by the speakers.*If the Black Rainstorm Warning or the Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 or above is in force 3 hours before the start time of an event, the event will be cancelled and participants will receive a refund. If the Red or Yellow Rainstorm Warning or the Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 is in effect, the event will be held as scheduled.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit, charities, workshops, business, storytelling
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 398, max: 398, currency: HKD

## Event venue details

- **city**: HK
- **state**: HK
- **country**: Hong Kong
- **location**: The Executive Centre - Two Chinachem Central | Private & Virtual Offices and Workspace
- **lat**: 22.2826557
- **long**: 114.1569637
- **full address**: The Executive Centre - Two Chinachem Central | Private &amp; Virtual Offices and Workspace, 26 Des Voeux Road Central, HK, Hong Kong

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Executive Centre - Two Chinachem Central | Private &amp; Virtual Offices and Workspace, 26 Des Voeux Road Central, HK, Hong Kong
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 398 up to 398 HKD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hong Kong International Literary Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit, charities, workshops, business, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about BREAKFAST CONVERSATION | Manufactured Truths: Who Controls the Story? ?
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