2017 MacArthur fellow Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses questions of justice, diversity in literature, and empathy across cultures in an interview with Catherine Cusick. Interview…(read more)
The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize is awarded to the best debut novel published between January 1 and December 31 of the award year.…(read more)
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)
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)
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)
