THE 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2021
The Committed is recognized by TIME Magazine to be one of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel The Sympathizer…(read more)
“Viet Thanh Nguyen: Through the Eyes of a Vietnamese Refugee”
Viet Thanh Nguyen joins author and lawyer Philippe Sands QC virtually at the Edinburgh Book Festival to discuss the real-life events that contributed to Nguyen’s novel,…(read more)
We Build It Ourselves: A Roundtable on Race, Power, and the Writing Workshop
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Felicia Rose Chavez, Namrata Poddar, and Matthew Salesses on the dimensions and tension of Race and Power within writing…(read more)
‘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,…(read more)
REFUGEE, AUTHOR VIET THANH NGUYEN CAPTIVATES AT IDAHO HUMANITIES COUNCIL LECTURE
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks at the Idaho Humanities Council’s 16th annual North Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner in The Coeur d’Alene Resort. COEUR…(read more)
New Honorary Doctors Appointed at Uppsala University
Viet Thanh Nguyen is appointed a honorary doctorate by Uppsala University. The nine faculties at Uppsala University have decided on who they wish to…(read more)
The 10 Best Debut Novels of the Decade
In this article by Emily Temple for the Literary Hub, Temple discusses about the best debut novels of the past decade, including THE SYMPATHIZER.…(read more)
CHICKEN OF THE SEA Coming Soon
A band of intrepid chickens leave behind the boredom of farm life, joining the crew of the pirate ship Pitiless to seek fortune and glory on…(read more)
Watch Viet Thanh Nguyen and others speak about refugee crises on C-SPAN
Viet Nguyen (Author of The Sympathizer), Asli Ü. Bâli (Professor of Law at UCLA), and Makeda Best (Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography at the…(read more)
Watch “Past to Present: The Echoes of War,” Viet Thanh Nguyen and others speak about war and history at the 2016 LA Times Book Festival
Viet Nguyen (USC Professor and author of The Sympathizer), Rita Gabis (Poet and author of A Guest at the Shooters’ Banquet), and Dawn Anahid…(read more)
