“The author of The Sympathizer writes of his life since he was 4 when he and his family fled their hometown, Ban Mê Thuột, and came to the U.S. After being split from his brother and parents for a time, he’s reunited with them in the suburbs of San José, where, years later, his parents are shot while working at their grocery store. It’s this experience, coupled with how he sees the Vietnam War being depicted later when he’s a teenager, that fosters a crisis of self in Nguyen. He feels American but not; killer but also the one being killed. With humor and insight, Nguyen explores his life, violence, the American Dream, and the lasting effects of colonization.” ~ Erica Ezeifedi
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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