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Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Vietnam War Refugee Experience Behind The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Vietnam War Refugee Experience Behind The Sympathizer

Update: 2024-11-11
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on his childhood as a refugee in America, his writing career, and family: from the trauma of displacement to the healing found in fatherhood and literature. Nguyen shares how these experiences have shaped his life and work, from his novel The Sympathizer to his commentary on war, cultural identity, and American life.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Vietnam War Refugee Experience Behind The Sympathizer

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