Viet Thanh Nguyen
56 Podcast Episodes
Viet Thanh Nguyen on History, War Movies, Race, Refugees, Vietnam, and the Need for Political Literature
Viet Thanh Nguyen on History, War Movies, Race, Refugees, Vietnam, and the Need for Political Literature
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 419, my conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen, author ... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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24mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses 'The Refugees'
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses 'The Refugees'
Diverse in scope but united by a perspective that may be familiar to readers of "The Sympathizer," "The Refugees" by Vie... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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54mins
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Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay)
Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay)
It’s been announced! Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer” (2015) is now getting the... Read more
4 May 2023
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37mins
Power in literature: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Yun Ko-Eun
Power in literature: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Yun Ko-Eun
Today we conclude our series Rich Country/Poor Country by taking a second look at all three novels, The Disaster Tourist... Read more
5 Aug 2022
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The Politics of Race in Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer
The Politics of Race in Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer
We're wrapping up our look at Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer prize winning novel The Sympathizer with an analysis of the r... Read more
8 Jul 2022
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38mins
Review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Our apologies as illness delayed the release of this episode. This week we are reviewing a book that was hailed by some ... Read more
27 Jun 2022
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33mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen's Brief But Spectacular take on writing and memory
Viet Thanh Nguyen's Brief But Spectacular take on writing and memory
As long as he can remember, author Viet Thanh Nguyen has been interested in how stories about his home country of Vietna... Read more
6 May 2022
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3mins
146 - Viet Thanh Nguyen - Pulitzer Prize Author and Scholar
146 - Viet Thanh Nguyen - Pulitzer Prize Author and Scholar
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American novelist. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English an... Read more
29 Apr 2022
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1hr 14mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen follows Pulitzer winning 'The Sympathizer' with 'The Committed'
Viet Thanh Nguyen follows Pulitzer winning 'The Sympathizer' with 'The Committed'
Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel The Committed follows the same unnamed character we met in his Pulitzer-winning thriller, The ... Read more
7 Apr 2022
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8mins
Viet Thanh Nguyen on THE COMMITTED
Viet Thanh Nguyen on THE COMMITTED
“…Cynical as he is of the world that he encounters, he's also pretty cynical and critical of himself. And that manifests... Read more
2 Apr 2022
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49mins
