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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JANM PRESENTS TRANCENDIENTS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: CHALLENGING BORDERS
Viet Thanh Nguyen gives a keynote speech at the “Transcendients Community Celebration: Challenging Borders” for the Japanese American Nation Museum The Transcendients Community Celebration: Challenging Borders, a free one-day event, kicks off on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum. The community celebration offers music, dance, art, speaker series,… (read more)
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2020 LITERATURE AWARD WINNERS
Viet Thanh Nguyen was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the 2020 Arts and Letters Award in Literature for exceptional accomplishment in any genre. The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 19 writers who will receive its 2020 awards in literature. The awards will be presented… (read more)
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Author Việt Thanh Nguyễn discusses Asian American representation in the media
Jane Nguyen covers Viet Thanh Nguyen’s lecture at the 2020 David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture and SEASON Conference for the Daily Bruin. Việt Thanh Nguyễn wrote his first book in the third grade. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author spoke at the first Southeast Asian Students for OrgaNizing Conference and the 2020 David Nishida… (read more)
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