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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Writer Claire Polders reports on the workshop led by Viet Thanh Nguyen at the American Library in Paris. Yesterday, along with some twenty other writers,…(read more)
Emily Temple of the Literary Hub lists The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen in her list of nine American novels by foreign authors. First…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen returns to the American Library in Paris to talk about The Displaced and hold two workshops, beginning July 4th. Evenings with…(read more)
The Modern Language Association publishes a forum of articles on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s books in the PMLA March 2018 issue. Articles Included: Slips…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War co-wins the 2017 Rene Wellek Prize with Jeffrey Cohen’s Stone. The Rene…(read more)
Debra Jo Immergut lists The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen in her list of ten suspense novels in this feature for CrimeReads. My recipe…(read more)
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and USC professor Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, and Tom Hanks in being elected to the American Academy…(read more)
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences, and…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Displaced is featured in The Millions list of the most anticipated books for the month of April. We wouldn’t dream of abandoning…(read more)
Rege Behe, ahead of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s appearance at Carnegie Music Hall on April 9, discusses the author’s experiences as a refugee for The Tribune-Review.…(read more)
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 Prize Board as its first Asian-American and Vietnamese-American member. After an extensive nominating process, the board chooses the winners from a list of finalists in each category and may additionally give a… (read more)
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 Borders, a free one-day event, kicks off on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum. The community celebration offers music, dance, art, speaker series,… (read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the 2020 Arts and Letters Award in Literature for exceptional accomplishment in any genre. The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 19 writers who will receive its 2020 awards in literature. The awards will be presented… (read more)
