Review of Christopher Sorrentino’s The Fugitives
Viet Thanh Nguyen reviews Christopher Sorrentino’s The Fugitives. Originally posted as a New York Times Sunday Book Review on February 19, 2016. Kat Danhoff is a…(read more)
Mar 29 2023
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Writers at Rutgers Presents Viet Thanh Nguyen
Location: Multipurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center Writers at Rutgers is an exchange between well-known writers of diverse backgrounds and the Rutgers students and faculty. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Other honors include the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Edgar Award for… (read more)
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Los Angeles Times | Op-Ed: 10 Californians tell us what brought them joy in 2022
We asked some prominent Californians to share something that brought them comfort during this challenging year. Their answers remind us that while difficulties can’t be ignored, there are moments of joy to be found — in listening to music on the radio, in the pages of a book or in watching a young child dance for the… (read more)
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ZZZ Review | An Excerpt from The Committed translated into Vietnamese
The story of the ruminative and philosophical Viet Cong spy who lived a double life in Los Angeles from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer (2015), continues in the long-awaited sequel, The Committed (2021). After a seemingly successful re-education, the unnamed protagonist, the “man of two faces and two minds,” starts his life anew in France… (read more)
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