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Alta | Event Recap: Viet Thanh Nguyen

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

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 fate colonial forces laid out

Alta | Issue 30 | Q&A: A Conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen

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