MacArthur ‘genius grants’ go to novelists Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jesmyn Ward
The Guardian’s Alison Flood writes a piece highlighting Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jesmyn Ward as two recipients of the 2017 MacArthur Genius Grant. Viet…(read more)
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Viet Nguyen wins prestigious MacArthur Foundation award
An article originally posted for USC News, Susan Bell covers Viet Thanh Nguyen on becoming a 2017 MacArthur Grant recipient. The “genius grant” honors…(read more)
MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winners step into the spotlight: ‘Is this really happening?’
Following the reveal of the 2017 MacArthur Fellows, Washington Post’s Caitlin Gibson collects the reactions of Viet Thanh Nguyen and other fellows. When the call…(read more)
MacArthur Foundation Names 2017 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
Originally written for the New York Times, the following is an excerpt about Viet Thanh Nguyen from Jennifer Schuessler’s New York Times article on the…(read more)
Here Are The 2017 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
Colin Dwyers of NPR puts together a list of the 24 recipients of the 2017 MacArthur Genius Grant, one fellow being Viet Thanh Nguyen.…(read more)
MacArthur Fellow 2017: Viet Thanh Nguyen
The following is Viet Thanh Nguyen’s profile on the MacArthur Foundation’s website. Challenging popular depictions of the Vietnam War and exploring the myriad…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a 2017 MacArthur fellow for fiction and nonfiction
In this amalgamation of interviews, Agatha French from the Los Angeles Times creates a portrait of Viet Thanh Nguyen after winning a 2017 MacArthur…(read more)
MacArthur fellows for 2017: a tragicomic novelist, an ‘Afropolitan’ painter and more
Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Deborah Vankin builds a profile on Viet Thanh Nguyen, and a few other 2017 MacArthur fellows. The 2017 MacArthur fellows…(read more)
Viet Nguyen Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded Viet Thanh Nguyen with a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of Fiction. Guggenheim Fellowships are…(read more)
International Dublin Literary Award: 2017 Shortlist – General Press Release
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer on the shortlist for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award. Originally published by The Dublin Literary Award. 2017 Shortlist…(read more)
A Refugee Crisis in a World of Open Doors
Viet Thanh Nguyen reviews Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West for The New York Times. You own a house or rent an apartment. You live with your family…(read more)
Nothing Ever Dies is a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
Viet’s book Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in General Nonfiction.…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen, France’s Best Foreign Book Award Prize 2017
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer wins the 2017 Le Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book Prize) in the novel category. Original article…(read more)
Nothing Ever Dies Wins the 2017 John G. Cawelti Award for the Best Textbook/Primer
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War wins the 2017 John G. Cawelti Award for the Best Textbook/Primer. This PCA/ACA…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen Wins Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Fiction
Viet Thanh Nguyen won the 2016 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction for his novel, The Sympathizer. The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is first…(read more)
The Refugees
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer was one of the most widely and highly praised novels of 2015, the winner not only of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize…(read more)
