Nguyens Pulitzer Prize winnende debuut ‘De sympathisant’ deed uitkijken naar zijn tweede boek, en de verwachtingen worden méér dan ingelost met deze verhalenbundel over (u raadt het al) vluchtelingen.Nguyens blitse Engels blijkt echter moeilijk vertaalbaar, want het Nederlands voelt soms iets te gewichtig aan voor zijn nonchalante vertelstem en kortgeschoren pareltjes van zinnen. ‘De vluchtelingen’ omlijnt de rauwe naweeën van het lijden zonder er te vaak rechtstreeks over te spreken. Verplichte kost voor fans van Mohsin Hamid.
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Best of The Decade
The Sympathizer is recognized across various literary sites as one of the best books of the decade. Literary Hub‘s Best of the Decade: What Books Will We Still Be Reading in 10 Years? It’s mid-September, 2019, and we’re beginning to see the light (or to be slightly more accurate, the infinite pulsing darkness) at the… (read more)
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The 20 Best Novels of the Decade
Jonny Diamond, editor of LitHub lists The Sympathizer as one of Literary Hub‘s best novel of the decade. Friends, it’s true: the end of the decade approaches. It’s been a difficult, anxiety-provoking, morally compromised decade, but at least it’s been populated by some damn fine literature. We’ll take our silver linings where we can. So,… (read more)
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‘SYMPATHIZER’ AUTHOR GIVES HIGH SCHOOLERS AWARD-WINNING INSIGHTS
Viet Thanh Nguyen captivates the audience of students at Lake City High School auditorium and talks about identity struggle, privilege, and power. The slow, steady pace of Harrisburg, Pa., resting along shallow canyons carved from the easy turns of the Susquehanna River, represent a crossroads in Americana. Reminders of the Colonial age meets what’s left… (read more)
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