The Sympathizer Makes it to Over 30 Best of the Year Lists
Published in April 2015, The Sympathizer has had a good year. It has been listed on over 30 best of the year lists in…(read more)
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The Sympathizer Wins the Carnegie Medal for Literary Excellence
The American Library Association has awarded the 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction to The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Grove…(read more)
Growing Up in America
University professor and author Viet Thanh Nguyen shares his personal story of challenges and success. This interview was originally published by Maureen LittleJohn for Culture…(read more)
The Sympathizer Wins Center For Fiction’s 2015 First Novel Prize
New York, December 8, 2015 – The Center for Fiction, founded in 1820 as the Mercantile Library Association of New York, is pleased to…(read more)
The Wheeler Column: Interview with BA and Ph.D Alum Viet Thanh Nguyen
Earlier this year, B.A. and Ph.D alumnus Viet Thanh Nguyen published his first novel, The Sympathizer, to great critical esteem. The novel, heralded by Maxine Hong…(read more)
Books and Arts: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Vietnamese-American author Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Book and Arts’ hosts, Michael Cathcart and Sarah Kanowski, about his debut novel The Sympathizer, a gripping…(read more)
The Sympathizer Makes it to Publishers Weekly’s Best Fiction of 2015
The Sympathizer Makes it to Publishers Weekly’s Best Fiction of 2015 Publishers Weekly says that “Putting together our Best Books of 2015 list was…(read more)
NY Times Review: ‘The Sympathizer,’ a Novel About a Soldier, Spy and Film Consultant
The New York Times first reviewed The Sympathizer in April, when it came out. Now the NYT reviews the book again–a surprise, given that…(read more)
Late Night Live: Vietnam and the Memory of War
Vietnamese American Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his debut novel , The Sympathizer, a spy thriller about politics and wartime memories with ABC’s Late Night…(read more)
The Sympathizer Makes the First Novel Prize Short List
The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize is awarded to the best debut novel published between January 1 and December 31 of the award year.…(read more)
Tom’s Book Club: Viet Nguyen at Chevalier’s Books
For the next installment of Tom’s Book Club, we will have a live event featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer (Grove/Atlantic, April 2015), in conversation…(read more)
By Heart: Viet Thanh Nguyen On Finding Inspiration In Other Books
The Atlantic presents By Heart, a series in which authors share and discuss their all-time favorite passages in literature. Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses how his novel The Sympathizer is…(read more)
Anger in the Asian American Novel: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Paul Tran sits down with Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the bestselling novel The Sympathizer. In this interview from The Margins, Tran and Nguyen talk…(read more)
For Readers, Writing Is a Process of ‘Emotional Osmosis’
The author Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses how his novel The Sympathizer is the product of decades of enjoying other works. This article was originally published…(read more)
A Different Kind of War Novel – Talking to Viet Thanh Nguyen, Author of “The Sympathizer”
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Chris Schluep of the Amazon Book Review on his novel The Sympathizer. One of our favorite books so…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen: Anger in the Asian American Novel
Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of bestselling novel The Sympathizer talks with Paul Tran about reshaping histories of the Vietnam War and finding humanity in the…(read more)
