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Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction 2017

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees was featured in Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2017. KIRKUS REVIEW A collection of stories, most set amid the Vietnamese exile communities of California, by the

Kirkus Reviews: Nothing Ever Dies is “Powerful”

Kirkus Reviews calls Viet’s new book “powerful,” in the first pre-publication review of Nothing Ever Dies, coming out in April from Harvard University Press. A scholarly exploration of memory and

12 Modern Classics That Will Stand the Test of Time

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer gets reviewed by Kirkus Reviews and is featured on their list of 12 modern classics that will stand the test of time. A closely written novel of after-the-war Vietnam, when

Kirkus Gives The Sympathizer Starred Review

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s debut novel The Sympathizer is featured in Kirkus Reviews Feb 1, 2015 issue. A closely written novel of after-the-war Vietnam, when all that was solid melted into