Tucson Festival of Books 2024 | Viet Thanh Nguyen
The 2024 Tucson Festival of Books will be happening on March 9th to Sunday March 10th at the University of Arizona. Viet Thanh Nguyen will be a part of 2 events—read for more information below! Great Storytellers This is a can’t miss session! Lisa See, Viet Nguyen and T.C. Boyle have a deep interest in […]
ÁCCENTED #35 | Memory as Rebellion: Showcasing Lao American Artists
DVAN presents another exciting episode of Áccented: Dialogues in Diaspora. Our 35th show, “Memory as Rebellion: Showcasing Lao American Artists,” features Lao American artists Krysada Phounsiri and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay in conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning host Viet Thanh Nguyen and Philip Nguyen. ABOUT THE GUESTS KRYSADA PHOUNSIRI is a Lao American award winning poet, professional […]
Merrimack College | The Writers House presents Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and numerous other awards. His most recent publication is A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial. His other books are the sequel to The Sympathizer, The Committed; a short story collection, The Refugees; Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (a finalist for […]
The Review of Democracy Podcast | To Do Art, Politics, Critique, and Theory at the Same Time
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Viet Thanh Nguyen – author of the new book A Man of Two Faces. A Memoir, A History, A Memorial – reflects on the ambiguities and contradictions of growing up Vietnamese-American in the aftermath of what is called the Vietnam War in the US; explains what motivated him to seek a […]
The Nation | Palestine Is In Asia: An Asian American Argument for Solidarity
For Asian Americans, among whom I count myself, the question of Palestine holds great relevance. And for writers, among whom I also count myself, the question of when to speak our conscience has always mattered. I want to address Israel’s war on Gaza and how it raises issues of self-defense, inclusion, and solidarity that have […]
Esquire | Inside My Mid-Life Crisis
“After 40, most of us start to panic about what we have (or haven’t) accomplished. Me? I’m learning that there’s more to life than being a famous writer”, Viet Thanh Nguyen shares his thoughts about reaching the middle of his life for Esquire I’d seen the word on social media. Mid. The show was mid. The song […]
Acoma (Italian) | Guerre, voci, confessioni. Due conversazioni con Viet Thanh Nguyen
Giacomo Traina interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen for Acoma Viet Thanh Nguyen insegna Letteratura americana, Studi etnici e Letterature comparate alla University of Southern California (USC) di Los Angeles. È autore dei saggi Race and Resistance: Literature and Politics in Asian America (2002) e Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016, pubblicato in […]
Audible | The 18 Best Bios & Memoirs of 2023
“In turns heartrending and quick-witted, these candid listens are exemplars of the genre”. With the arrival of each new year comes a fresh array of bios and memoirs, each holding a uniquely intimate take on what it means to be human. These 18 listens represent just a few of the very best released in 2023—living, […]
AudioFile | A Man of Two Faces Review
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen narrates his new memoir in an understated tone that is a blend of tenderness and survival humor. His fierce dedication to telling his parents’ stories comes through in his voice, which is by turns forthright and emotional. In fragmented, haunting prose, he interrogates what it means to be a […]
KQED | Viet Thanh Nguyen Explores Memory, Family and Selfhood in ‘A Man of Two Faces’
KQED talks to Nguyen about the intersection of art, memory and displacement, both physical and metaphysical. (Photo credit Hopper Stone, SMPSP) When does memory begin? That’s the question Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen poses in the first lines of his new book “A Man of Two Faces,” which he calls at once a memoir, a […]
WAMC | “A Man of Two Faces” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen is the author of “The Committed,” which continues the story of “The Sympathizer,” awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, alongside seven other prizes. He is also the author of the short story collection “The Refugees;” the nonfiction book “Nothing Ever Dies,” a finalist for the National Book Award; and is the […]
BookPage | Starred Review: A Man of Two Faces
In his memoir, award-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen “re members” and “dis remembers,” excavating and reassembling memories as if working on his family’s portrait. Review by Priscilla Kipp for BookPage Vietnamese refugee, American professor and acclaimed writer Viet Thanh Nguyen won the Pulitzer Prize for his debut novel, The Sympathizer, in 2016. In both his fiction […]
StarTribune Review | Talking Volumes author Viet Thanh Nguyen will rip your heart out with his latest novel (A Man of Two Faces)
The author tells his story in “A Man of Two Faces” — see him at a Talking Volumes event next week for StarTribune Viet Thanh Nguyen never set out to write a memoir. The medium requires not only telling one’s own story, but the stories of others who may not want them shared, like his […]
2023 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction | The Ten Contenders for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
The National Book Foundation announced the Longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The Finalists in all five categories will be revealed on Tuesday, October 3. The 2023 Nonfiction Longlist includes emerging and established writers, and features works of memoir, science writing, biographies of both iconic figures and unsung heroes, investigative works that reframe […]
TRANAN SESSIONS | Viet Thanh Nguyen #07
