The Sympathizer is recognized on Insider’s list of 101 books that defined the decade. Thousands of books are released every year, but not every story has that magic formula that can change how people view a topic. As the 2010s come to a close, Insider took a look back at the books that defined the decade.Employees shared the books that made… (read more)
Esquire‘s editors chose The Sympathizer as one of their most influential books of the decade. To choose the ten best books of the decade…(read more)
Phạm Vũ reviews Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Displaced for the Vietnamese website Tuổi Trẻ. TTO – Những nỗi niềm ly hương bỗng bùng lên…(read more)
Hà Thu reviews Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Displaced for VnExpress.net Cuốn “Kẻ ly hương” được Nguyễn Thanh Việt – nhà văn gốc Việt đoạt…(read more)
Emmanuel Hect reviews The Refugees and Nothing Ever Dies for Lire magazine.(read more)
Literary Hub staff votes for The Sympathizer as one of the best books of the decade. It’s mid-September, 2019, and we’re beginning to see…(read more)
Nicole Young recognizes The Refugees as one of Book Riot’s most notable books about immigrants. The story of the stranger in search of shelter,…(read more)
Philippe Chevilley writes about Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees for Les Echos Week-End Littérature : À 48 ans, Viet Thanh Nguyen est déjà un écrivain…(read more)
Renato Graziano reviews The Sympathizer and The Displaced by Viet Thanh Nguyen for Nuova Societa. Fra gli innumerevoli ospiti del recente Salone del Libro…(read more)
Mental Floss recognizes The Sympathizer as one of 25 notable books by Asian American and Pacific Islander authors for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage…(read more)
Katharina Borchardt reviews The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen in this article for Neue Zürcher Zeitung. In zwei grossen Wellen trafen zwischen 1975 und…(read more)
Sara Camaiora reviews Nothing Ever Dies by Viet Thanh Nguyen for Mangialibri. “Se l’anima dell’America morirà avvelenata, sul referto dell’autopsia dovrà esserci scritto Vietnam”.…(read more)
Sara Camaiora reviews The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen for Mangialibri. Donare le parole agli altri, è questo il suo lavoro. Come fa con…(read more)
Kurt Johnson reviews The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen for The Newtown Review of Books. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel The Sympathizer shows the…(read more)
Francesca Polistina reviews The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen for Migazin. Acht Erzählungen hat Viet Thanh Nguyen in diesem Band versammelt. Sie sind angesiedelt…(read more)
Lea Schneider reviews The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen in this article for Suddeutsche Zeitung. Viet Thanh Nguyen erzählt in Short Stories über die…(read more)
The Sympathizer is recognized across various literary sites as one of the best books of the decade. Literary Hub‘s Best of the Decade: What Books Will We Still Be Reading in 10 Years? It’s mid-September, 2019, and we’re beginning to see the light (or to be slightly more accurate, the infinite pulsing darkness) at the… (read more)
Jonny Diamond, editor of LitHub lists The Sympathizer as one of Literary Hub‘s best novel of the decade. Friends, it’s true: the end of the decade approaches. It’s been a difficult, anxiety-provoking, morally compromised decade, but at least it’s been populated by some damn fine literature. We’ll take our silver linings where we can. So,… (read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen captivates the audience of students at Lake City High School auditorium and talks about identity struggle, privilege, and power. The slow, steady pace of Harrisburg, Pa., resting along shallow canyons carved from the easy turns of the Susquehanna River, represent a crossroads in Americana. Reminders of the Colonial age meets what’s left… (read more)
