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Nguyen, Soll named University Professors

USC Dornsife faculty members Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jacob Soll are recognized by USC President C. L. Max Nikias for outstanding leadership in their fields.

2017-2018 AWARDS WINNERS

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees wins Honorable Mention in the Adult Fiction category for the 2017-2018 APALA Awards. Original article published by APALA. Adult Fiction

Esquire’s 50 Best Books of 2017

Angela Ledgerwood includes Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees on the Esquire list of the 50 best books of 2017. Whether you like your reading sexy and satirical

Goodreads Choice Awards 2017 Best Fiction

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2017 for Best Fiction. WINNER 39,077 votes LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE BY CELESTE NG (GOODREADS AUTHOR) Celeste Ng first

Viet Nguyen Awarded MacArthur Fellowship

The MacArthur Foundation has awarded Viet Thanh Nguyen with a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship for his work as a fiction writer and cultural critic. In particular,