He portrays a fragmented Vietnam and refugee life in the United States
Maria Edström reviews The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen for Göteborgs-Posten. Viet Thanh Nguygens prisade debutroman Sympatisören berättar om det “amerikanska kriget” ur en…(read more)
General Education S2E14: High Frequency: Viet Thanh Nguyen
On the last episode of General Education by Daily Trojan, Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the Asian American identity, refugees, and the USC community. Karan…(read more)
I Love America. That’s Why I Have to Tell the Truth About It
Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer, talks about immigration in America and his experiences as a Vietnamese refugee in this essay for TIME. Love it or leave it. Have you heard someone say this? Or have you said it?…(read more)
A CENTURY OF READING: THE 10 BOOKS THAT HAVE DEFINED THE 2010S (SO FAR)
Emily Temple lists Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer in LitHub‘s ten books that have defined the 2010s. Some books are flashes in the pan,…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen on trauma, displacement, and identifying as a refugee
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the role of trauma for refugees as well as his personal experiences in this interview with Ravi Gurumurthy and Grant…(read more)
Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen Calls for More Marginalized Communities’ Voices in Literature
Viet Thanh Nguyen reads from The Refugees and speaks on the need for marginalized communities’ narrative voices at Cornell University. Refugee and Pulitzer Prize…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Vu Tran: “Narrative Plentitude” | Talks at Google
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Vu Tran discuss narrative plentitude and Asian representation in popular culture during this Talk at Google. Here is the transcript:…(read more)
CLASSIC CHASE NOVELS AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM
Lou Berney of CrimeReads includes Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer on the list of classic chase novels that “master survival and suspense.” Every few…(read more)
TBS eFM This Morning Seoul
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his personal experiences as a refugee and the current refugee crisis in this interview with eFM This Morning Seoul. …(read more)
Unshelved: Orientalism And Sexualization In The Sympathizer
Sienna Brancato reviews The Sympathizer for the Georgetown Voice. This article mentions the novel’s portrayal of sexual assault. After I finished reading Viet Thanh…(read more)
