
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

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

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 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