Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
The Rutgers Living History Society, affiliated with the Rutgers Oral History Archives, is an honor society established to recognize those who participate in or loyally support the practice of oral
By Mike Budd The seven-part television series The Sympathizer premiered on HBO on April 14, 2024 to good reviews, with The New York Times praising it as “not just a good story,” but
Isabelle Pelaud introduces a unique literary project Fifty years after the end of a ruinous war a new generation of confident and assertive Vietnamese writers are reclaiming their histories. In The
By Arjuna Keshvani-Ham I’d given up on interviewing Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyên after receiving an automated response to a lengthy email. Apologies. Viet is declining all interview opportunities for
In the days before smartphones and personalized feeds, every family had their regular shows they watched on the living room TV. Some sat down to watch the nightly news, others
We can’t wait to welcome Viet Thanh Nguyen to the 2025 Santa Fe International Literary Festival on Saturday, May 17, 1-2 pm. Viet Thanh Nguyen was forty-four when he published his first novel, “The
In his new collection, the Pulitzer Prize winner explores the artist’s role in the political discourse.
The Sympathizer makes Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Books of the Century” list of 100 books.
A sharp look at The Sympathizer’s portrayal of exile, dislocation, and life after war through the lens of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s award-winning novel. By Carolina A. Miranda Published: Mar 24, 2025 When it
Born in war-ravaged Vietnam, Viet Nguyen arrived in the United States as a child refugee in 1975. The Nguyen family would soon move to San Jose, California, where the author
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, special guests Don McKellar and Rumaan Alam, and host John Freeman engaged in a rousing discussion of The Sympathizer, voice, adaptation, and belonging. You will never
When writing his magnificent debut novel, The Sympathizer, the January California Book Club selection, and other books, author Viet Thanh Nguyen refused to capitulate to the fate colonial forces laid out
Critic Anna E. Clark examines Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer, dubbing it a thriller of ideas. Anne E. Clark Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer belongs to a prized little subgenre of fiction: the
About the Event The Mill Valley Library is thrilled to present an evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer (now an HBO series) in honor of his
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s first novel arises out of a vast archive of literature, including Asian American, African American, immigrant, and postcolonial writing. By Walton Muyumba Dustin Snipes The Vietnam War is