Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
By Noel Ransome Published On 14 May 2025 In a theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen readied himself to speak. It was December 2023, and Nguyen was midway through
In this episode of Friday Night Semites, we sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor Viet Thanh Nguyen, acclaimed for his book The Sympathizer (now a brilliant show on
Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen on how Hollywood has become the US military-industrial complex’s unofficial ministry of propaganda for Zeteo This is a tale of two spectacles. The first
What is the role of collective memory in creating identity and belonging? Is it even possible to imagine a belonging that does not require flattened identities that pit one group
The April 24 pro-Palestinian protest did not disrupt student life; it is at its very heart for The Daily Trojan A wave of campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza
For Asian Americans, among whom I count myself, the question of Palestine holds great relevance. And for writers, among whom I also count myself, the question of when to speak
We, the undersigned friends of the 92nd Street Y, are writing to express our dismay and alarm at the Y’s decision to cancel Viet Thanh Nguyen’s event on October 20th, apparently because
Celia Mcgee writes a review of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new memoir, A Man of Two Faces, for Airmail News I thought of Virginia Woolf when 92NY (formerly the 92nd Street
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen says a ceasefire is desperately needed in Gaza, where Israeli bombardment has killed more than 6,500 Palestinians since October 7. “Wars lead to an
We are joined by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen to discuss his new book, A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial. Last week the 92NY,
A number of speakers have said they would cancel events after Viet Thanh Nguyen’s event was called off last week—Herb Scribner writes for The Washington Post The organization 92NY announced
The organization put the series on pause after several writers withdrew from events to protest its decision not to hold a reading last week with an author who had criticized
Viet Thanh Nguyen, along with other USC professors and graduate students, come together to host a lecture on Palestinian liberation and the importance of including Palestinian Studies in pedagogy amidst