Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The most anticipated new novel of 2022 was without a doubt Hanya Yanagihara’s 'To Paradise'.
And we were thrilled that Hanya Yanagihara is returning to the John Adams for a conversation about her three-part story across three centuries, centered around New York City. 'To Paradise' is a revisionist American history – not identical to the America as we know it but a ‘what if’ narrative, invested in raising concerns about America as a nation: what it has been, what it might have been and what it could be. An epic tale told across multiple timelines and characters, separate from each other, but providing major themes and takeaways for the reader. “A masterpiece of our time,” according to The Guardian.
This video was recorded on March 11, 2022.
The most anticipated new novel of 2022 was without a doubt Hanya Yanagihara’s 'To Paradise'.
And we were thrilled that Hanya Yanagihara is returning to the John Adams for a conversation about her three-part story across three centuries, centered around New York City. 'To Paradise' is a revisionist American history – not identical to the America as we know it but a ‘what if’ narrative, invested in raising concerns about America as a nation: what it has been, what it might have been and what it could be. An epic tale told across multiple timelines and characters, separate from each other, but providing major themes and takeaways for the reader. “A masterpiece of our time,” according to The Guardian.
This video was recorded on March 11, 2022.
