Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
A series of reviews and articles referring to Viet’s written works.
VIET Thanh Nguyen is a writer who has masterfully explored the complexities of identity, displacement and the human cost of war. His work, spanning fiction
Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column, published every Friday, spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: Who else but Park Chan-wook
HBO’s new miniseries centers Vietnamese voices — and reframes the consequences of war. Li Zhou writes for Vox The Sympathizer, a new HBO series adapted from
The actor’s multiple roles was more than just stunt casting. From the moment The Sympathizer was announced, it was met with a combination of excitement and apprehension.
The HBO miniseries is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, and he agrees: ‘At every turn, I expected the worst and
Downey Jr dons bald caps and gnaws cigars to have the most fun imaginable in Park Chan-wook’s inspired espionage show. Believe the hype! Joel Golby
Two new picture books dive into refugee childhoods. Featuring works such as “Simone” by Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrated by Minnie Phan as well as
Created by Brandon Yu and Produced by Alice Fang, This New York Times interactive article will walk you through the Asian languages appearing onscreen in
H.M.A Leow writes about memoirs written by Southeast Asian refugees for for DVAN DiaCRITICS (Editor’s Note: This essay explores, in part, the work of Viet
Read more reviews for the HBO limited series, ‘The Sympathizer’ from The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and Salon The Atlantic The Key to Understanding
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with culture writer Daniel Chin about how the new HBO series The Sympathizer differs from other Hollywood depictions of the Vietnam War for
A compiled list of books to celebrate AANPHI Heritage Month from Kirkus Reviews Simone By Viet Thanh Nguyen; Illustrated by Minnie Phan A powerful, multilayered
Park Chan-wook’s new miniseries on HBO takes American imperialism to task—Phillip Macias writes a review of HBO’s adaptation of ‘The Sympathizer’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Norah Piehl reviews Simone, a children’s book by Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrated by Minnie Phan for BookPage In Simone, Minnie Phan’s illustrations combine with Viet
“HBO’s series is not just a good story. It’s a sharp piece of film criticism” —James Poniewozik writes for The New York Times HBO has
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