Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
It’s Write-minded’s 300th episode! And we’re celebrating by bringing listeners the esteemed Viet Thanh Nguyen, whose novel, The Sympathizer, was adapted for HBO Max and started streaming in April. In this
In the Emmy-season premiere of The Envelope video podcast, we sit down with Maya Erskine, star of Amazon Prime Video’s acclaimed reimagination of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” and Viet Thanh
Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column, published every Friday, spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: Who else but Park Chan-wook to adapt The Sympathizer from a novel
HBO’s new miniseries centers Vietnamese voices — and reframes the consequences of war. Li Zhou writes for Vox The Sympathizer, a new HBO series adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning
The actor’s multiple roles was more than just stunt casting. From the moment The Sympathizer was announced, it was met with a combination of excitement and apprehension. The excitement came from the
Read more reviews for the HBO limited series, ‘The Sympathizer’ from The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and Salon The Atlantic The Key to Understanding HBO’s The Sympathizer Think of it
Andrea Brody interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen on his Pulitzer Prize-Winning novel, The Sympathizer— now being adapted into an HBO series, and his new memoir for KCRW One of the most-watched
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with culture writer Daniel Chin about how the new HBO series The Sympathizer differs from other Hollywood depictions of the Vietnam War for NPR Hollywood depictions have long
Park Chan-wook’s new miniseries on HBO takes American imperialism to task—Phillip Macias writes a review of HBO’s adaptation of ‘The Sympathizer’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen for The New Republic Critics
The novelist discusses working with South Korean director Park Chan-wook to reimagine his book ‘The Sympathizer’ as an HBO series for The Financial Times The Sympathizer, directed by Park Chan-wook
Host Philip Nguyen sits down with legend Ky Duyen, host of Paris by Night and a star of The Sympathizer, and her on screen daughter Vy Le, alongside EP Niv
“HBO’s series is not just a good story. It’s a sharp piece of film criticism” —James Poniewozik writes for The New York Times HBO has long defined itself in contrast
Host Philip Nguyen is talking costumes and production design with costume designer Danny Glicker and co-showrunner Don McKellar. Where did he get those suits for the Congressman? How does he
Several Vietnamese members of the cast personally experienced the fall of Saigon. For others, the HBO limited series was a learning opportunity, and chance to help their families and communities
The star of the spy thriller and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist discuss the strides made — and tensions felt — by Asian American storytellers for Los Angeles Magazine In Sandra