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)
Michael Berry writes about the creative process between Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui, and their children that lead to Chicken of the Sea for…(read more)
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…(read more)
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…(read more)
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)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts honors Viet Thanh Nguyen for their YBCA 100 list for 2019. Every year, Yerba Buena Center for the…(read more)
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)
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)
Zadie Smith will be in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. A dazzling collection of short fiction. Zadie Smith has established herself as one…(read more)
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)
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)
In this article by Soleil Ho for the San Francisco Chronicle, Soleil and Viet discuss enduring colonial fantasies and misbegotten nostalgia over plates of…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen shares his stories on representation, voices and refugees at the Department of State’s Asian-American Foreign Affairs Association keynote event in this…(read more)
At the Peltz Theater on September 5th at 8pm, Author Walter Mosley and Viet Thanh Nguyen discuss Mosley’s newest book: Elements of Fiction. Walter…(read more)
Philip Cu-Unjieng writes in The Philippine Star about the unlikely circumstances that brought him and Viet Thanh Nguyen together. When Pulitzer Prize for Fiction…(read more)
Chiara Manetti discusses Viet Thanh Nguyen’s remarks at the Turin Book Fair for this article in Futura News. La Guerra in Vietnam raccontata da…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen in Festival America From September 21-25, Viet Thanh Nguyen will be participating in Festival America in Vincennes, France. This year, “Voices of America” will celebrate its 20th anniversary, and feature around 70 authors from North America in hundreds of lectures and panel discussions. Since 2002, this biannual festival has been dedicated to… (read more)
The jury of the California Book Awards has selected this year’s Gold and Silver Medal winners for its 2022 awards. One of the oldest and most distinguished literary award programs in the nation will be holding a virtual Awards ceremony on June 6, at 6 p.m for the Common Wealth Club. SILVER MEDALS FICTIONThe Committed, Viet Thanh… (read more)
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)
