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Franklin & Marshall College | Class of 2022 Commencement Speaker: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on April 28, 2022  |  Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen will be conferred a Honorary Degree, Doctor of  Letters, Honoris Causa at the Commencement ceremony for Franklin & Marshall College. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and numerous other awards. His most recent publication is the sequel to The Sympathizer, The Committed. His other books are a short story collection, The Refugees; Nothing… (read more)

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International Rescue Committee | Kenneth French, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Abraham Verghese Elected

Posted on March 31, 2022 | Leave a comment

New York, NY, March 31, 2022 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomed five new members to the Board of Directors. As transformational leaders, visionaries,…(read more)

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The Amherst Student | Writers Discuss Craft and Identity at Seventh Annual LitFest

Posted on March 2, 2022 | Leave a comment

Award-winning novelists and writers—including Natalie Diaz and Viet Thanh Nguyen discussed themes of identity, language, and craft in their presentations at the Seventh Annual…(read more)

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Poets & Writers | Writers for Writers Award, Editor’s Award

Posted on December 1, 2021 | Leave a comment

The Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award celebrates authors who have given generously to other writers or to the broader literary community. The…(read more)

French Ministry of Culture appoints Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on October 27, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.  The purpose of the Ordre…(read more)

The Phi Beta Kappa Society presents the Sidney Hook Memorial Award to Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on August 3, 2021 | Leave a comment

The Phi Beta Kappa Society has named Viet Thanh Nguyen as the recipient of its Sidney Hook Memorial Award. Phi Beta Kappa presented the award to Nguyen on…(read more)

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The Book Club: The Vietnamese diaspora and the aftermath of war

Posted on April 2, 2021 | Leave a comment

ABC’s (Australian Broadcasting Company) book club covers Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Committed in an episode about how the Vietnamese diaspora responds to war. Vietnam,…(read more)

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RFI | Emission: Vous m’en direz des nouvelles

Posted on March 11, 2021 | Leave a comment

RFI shares the publication of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Lé Dévoué.(read more)

He Writes Unreliable Narrators Because He Is One, Too

Posted on February 21, 2021 | Leave a comment

In this profile by Alexandra Alter for the New York Times, Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on memory and what that means for his narrator…(read more)

Viet Thanh Nguyen has just become the first Asian-American member of the Pulitzer Board.

Posted on September 11, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins the Pulitzer Prize board as its first Vietnamese-American member. A big congratulations to Viet Thanh Nguyen, who is joining the Pulitzer…(read more)

JANM PRESENTS TRANCENDIENTS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: CHALLENGING BORDERS

Posted on June 28, 2020 | Leave a comment

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…(read more)

2020 LITERATURE AWARD WINNERS

Posted on March 11, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the 2020 Arts and Letters Award in Literature for exceptional…(read more)

VIET’S APPEARANCES

Posted on March 9, 2020 | Leave a comment

Catch Viet at one of these appearances in the coming months and say hello! He will be presenting on his academic work or, at…(read more)

Author Việt Thanh Nguyễn discusses Asian American representation in the media

Posted on February 23, 2020 | Leave a comment

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…(read more)

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Posted on January 30, 2020 | Leave a comment

Magnus Alsne writes about Viet Thanh Nguyen’s lecture at Uppsala University for the university. I sin hyllade debutroman Sympatisören ger Viet Thanh Nguyen nya…(read more)

Feb. 6, 2020: William F. Lee and Viet Thanh Nguyen to receive AALDEF 2020 Justice in Action Awards

Posted on January 30, 2020 | Leave a comment

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund honors Viet Thanh Nguyen with the Justice in Action award at their Lunar New Year Gala.…(read more)