Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses ‘The Sympathizer’ | Harvard Book Store
Viet Thanh Nguyen reads and discusses The Sympathizer at the Harvard Book Store. Here is the transcript: Speaker 1: My name is Marie Phillip [inaudible 00:00:01] on behalf of Harvard Bookstore and GrubStreet, I’m pleased to introduce tonight’s speaker, Viet Thanh Nguyen discussing his novel, The Sympathizer. Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Professor of English […]
Asian American Literature Today | Viet Thanh Nguyen at the Library of Congress
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his books and Vietnamese-American perspective at the Library of Congress. Here is the transcript: Speaker 1: From the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Anya Creightney: Hi Everyone. This turnout is wonderful. We’re so happy to see all your faces here today. Thank you all for joining this Thursday evening. And […]
Viet Thanh Nguyen on ‘The Sympathizer’ | AACES at Yale University
Viet Thanh Nguyen reads The Sympathizer and discusses his books at the Asian American Colloquium and Event Series held by Yale University. Here is the transcript: Jing Tsu: Welcome to the second to last event from our Asian American Colloquium Event Series of this year. My name is Jing Tsu. I’m the Chair of […]
Asian American Literature Today: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen reads The Sympathizer and discusses his novels in a Vietnamese American context with Mimi Khùc from the University of Maryland at the Library of Congress. Here is the transcript: Speaker 1: From the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Anya Creightney: Hi Everyone. This turnout is wonderful. We’re so happy to see […]
Viet Thanh Nguyen | 2015 National Book Festival at the Library of Congress
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses The Sympathizer and his personal experiences at the 2015 National Book Festival. Here is the transcript: Announcer: From the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Ron Charles: Good morning and welcome. I’m Ron Charles, editor of Book World at the Washington Post, which is a charter sponsor of the National Book […]
BBC – Pulitzer Fiction Prize Winner: ‘People Fear Refugees’
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks to Kasia Madera on the BBC’s Newsday programme about what inspired his writing. Viet Thanh Nguyen, a former Vietnamese refugee to America, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on Monday for his debut novel, The Sympathizer. The novel tells the story of a spy for the Viet Cong who ends up […]
