Viet Thanh Nguyen
Vietnamese-American novelist and critic whose debut The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize in 2016. His work explores the Vietnam War and its aftermath from the perspective of the Vietnamese diaspora. He is a major voice in Asian-American literature and in the literature of war.
Works
- The SympathizerSpy navigates dual loyalty between North and South Vietnam during and after war
- The RefugeesStories of Vietnamese refugees and immigrants struggling to rebuild lives in America
- The CommittedVietnamese immigrant seeks redemption, revenge, and salvation after Cold War betrayal
- A Man of Two Faces