Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
A sharp look at The Sympathizer’s portrayal of exile, dislocation, and life after war through the lens of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s award-winning novel. By Carolina A. Miranda Published: Mar 24, 2025 When it
The Sympathizer makes Alta’s “25 Books That Define California” list as its portrayal of Hollywood and California is one not to be missed. It could have been called so many
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, special guests Don McKellar and Rumaan Alam, and host John Freeman engaged in a rousing discussion of The Sympathizer, voice, adaptation, and belonging. You will never
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 fate colonial forces laid out
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 little subgenre of fiction: the
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 Snipes The Vietnam War is
In this newsletter, we look at Viet Thanh Nguyen’s use of contradiction in pursuit of truth in his powerful first novel, the California Book Club’s January selection Maisie Hurwitz Dustin
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s acclaimed literary novel, which delves into themes of subjectivity, empathy, and solidarity, is particularly relevant to this moment, reasons Ann Gelder, who reads the book alongside On Freedom
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer is the California Book Club’s January 2025 selection. By David L. Ulin and Photo by Dustin Snipes. Published: Dec 12, 2024 Dustin Snipes Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 debut novel, The Sympathizer, is
The author’s books and lectures liberate challenging perspectives from the confines of genre, expectation, and academia for Alta Viet Thanh Nguyen may be one of the most revolutionary thinkers in
Vanessa Hua reviews The Committed for Alta Online. Are white people ever referred to as inscrutable?” asks the narrator of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new novel, The Committed. “No, you would say