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The Pulitzer Prize Viet Thanh Nguyen at the Book Fair: “I am censored in Vietnam”

Posted on May 11, 2019 | Leave a comment

Manuela Marascio discusses Viet Thanh Nguyen’s remarks of the Vietnam War at the Turin Book Fair in this article for Torin Oggi. L’autore dell’acclamato…(read more)

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Ci riteniamo umani ma siamo tutti crudeli

Posted on May 9, 2019 | Leave a comment

Alessandro Martini and Maurizio Francesconi write about The Refugees for Corrier Torino(read more)

Struggling to find a place, refugee writers speak for themselves

Posted on May 7, 2019 | Leave a comment

Thy Vo discusses refugee writers and The Displaced by Viet Thanh Nguyen in this article for The Mercury News. OAKLAND — Amid a national…(read more)

The Displaced Listed on Entropy and Star Tribune 2018 Best Books List

Posted on December 7, 2018 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Displaced is listed on Entropy’s Best of 2018: Nonfiction Books and Star Tribune’s Holiday Books List.  The Displaced: Refugee Writers…(read more)

A CENTURY OF READING: THE 10 BOOKS THAT HAVE DEFINED THE 2010S (SO FAR)

Posted on October 31, 2018 | Leave a comment

Emily Temple lists Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer in LitHub‘s ten books that have defined the 2010s.  Some books are flashes in the pan,…(read more)

Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen Calls for More Marginalized Communities’ Voices in Literature

Posted on October 28, 2018 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen reads from The Refugees and speaks on the need for marginalized communities’ narrative voices at Cornell University.  Refugee and Pulitzer Prize…(read more)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks immigration, refugees at UMD lecture

Posted on October 24, 2018 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks at the University of Maryland about refugees and their stories in this article for The Diamondback. A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist…(read more)

Living Writers Returns with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on September 20, 2018 | Leave a comment

Andrew Kish of The Colgate Maroon-News reports on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s visit to Colgate University for its annual Living Writers program. Living Writer Author…(read more)

ALANApalooza Brings Community Together

Posted on September 20, 2018 | Leave a comment

Bao Nguyen of Colgate Maroon-News reports on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s lecture about refugees during ALANApalooza, an annual cultural event at Colgate University.   This year’s…(read more)

REVIEW: Lecture: Race, War, and Refugees with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on September 15, 2018 | Leave a comment

Fareah Fysudeen reports on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s reading and discussion of his books at the University of Michigan in this article for [art]seen.  Viet…(read more)

“The Refugees” by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on September 13, 2018 | Leave a comment

The DC Public Library published a discussion guide for The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen, along with responses from D.C. residents.  For those reading The…(read more)

Pulitzer prize-winning author discusses refugee identity, storytelling

Posted on September 11, 2018 | Leave a comment

Aaron Baker of Michigan Daily reports on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s lecture about refugees and the Vietnamese perspective at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Pulitzer Prize-winning…(read more)

Niente muore mai. Il Vietnam e la memoria della guerra

Posted on September 8, 2018 | Leave a comment

The Italian edition of Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen is now available on Amazon.  «Se l’anima…(read more)

Celeste Ng, Jon Meacham, and Other National Book Fest Participants Recommend Books for Washingtonians

Posted on August 31, 2018 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Displaced was listed as a recommendation from speakers at the Library of Congress on the September issue of the Washingtonian.…(read more)

The 20 Best Songs About Trains

Posted on August 24, 2018 | Leave a comment

Since 1992 pop punk band Blink 182’s irreverent and child-like humor has propelled their records to top of the Billboard charts. Twenty-four years later,…(read more)

Leah Franqui Recommends A Reading List About Culture Shock

Posted on July 24, 2018 | Leave a comment

Lea Franqui lists The Sympathizer on her list of books about Culture Shock in this feature for Electric Lit.  I moved to Mumbai, India…(read more)