The Sympathizer has critics everywhere buzzing. A highly praised cerebral thriller, Viet’s debut novel has made it on several mid-year best novel lists. See…(read more)
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)
April 30th marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Viet did a number of interviews, including this one with writers…(read more)
The Sympathizer landed on four hardcover fiction bestseller lists this week. The four bestseller lists come from the independent bookseller associations of Northern and Southern…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks to Kasia Madera on the BBC’s Newsday programme about what inspired his writing. Viet Thanh Nguyen, a former Vietnamese refugee…(read more)
UPDATED August 17. 2015: check here for the most recent updates on Viet’s appearances Here’s Viet’s book tour schedule for THE SYMPATHIZER, beginning this…(read more)
Viet is the editor of diaCRITICS, the leading online source for news on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. Subscribe to diaCRITICS for…(read more)
Join Viet for the debut of his novel at Skylight Books in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles! Date: Friday, April 10th, 7:30PM Address: 1818…(read more)
Grove Press is doing a giveaway of The Sympathizer on Goodreads. Up to 25 copies available. Please go to the Goodreads page for the…(read more)
“Breathtakingly cynical,” “powerful, thought-provoking work,” “hard to believe this effort…is a debut,” “right up there with Denis Johnson’s Tree of Smoke,” “a big, bold…(read more)
“This spring’s most-anticipated debut novels shake up traditional notions: Ben Metcalf takes on language and Southern culture; Viet Thanh Nguyen offers a new account…(read more)
“Magisterial. A disturbing, fascinating and darkly comic take on the fall of Saigon and its aftermath and a powerful examination of guilt and betrayal. The Sympathizer is…(read more)
Viet Nguyen and Janet Hoskins co-edit a new anthology on Transpacific Studies, a rising academic field that explores connections across and through the Pacific.…(read more)
Transpacific Studies: Framing an Emerging Field, edited by Janet Hoskins and Viet Nguyen. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2014. Buy the book here. The…(read more)
Viet Nguyen’s novel, THE SYMPATHIZER, will be published in April 2015. Here he talks about why he wrote it. The novel, THE SYMPATHIZER, begins…(read more)
PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION * EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL * ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE * FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, CENTER FOR…(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)
