Reviews

Reviews

A series of reviews and articles referring to Viet’s written works.

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Alta | Defying the Scripts of Empire

When writing his magnificent debut novel, The Sympathizer, the January California Book Club selection, and other books, author Viet Thanh Nguyen refused to capitulate to the

Alta | Cerebral Passions

Critic Anna E. Clark examines Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer, dubbing it a thriller of ideas. Anne E. Clark Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer belongs to a prized

Alta | Double Play in ‘The Sympathizer’

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s first novel arises out of a vast archive of literature, including Asian American, African American, immigrant, and postcolonial writing. By Walton Muyumba Dustin