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The Sympathizer is the 2015 debut novel by Vietnamese-American professor and writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It is a best-selling novel, [6] and recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel received generally positive reviews from critics. [7] It was named on more than 30 best book of the year lists and a New York Times Editor's Choice ...
According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on 36 critic reviews with 19 being "rave" and 12 being "positive" and four being "mixed" and one being "pan". [5] [6] [7] In its starred review, Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Nguyen is deft at balancing his hero's existential despair with the lurid glow of a crime saga."
Viet Thanh Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thanh Việt; born March 13, 1971 [a]) is a South Vietnamese-born American professor and novelist. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California .
The Refugees is a 2017 short story collection by Viet Thanh Nguyen. [4] It is Nguyen's first published short story collection and his first book after winning the Pulitzer Prize for The Sympathizer. The eight-story collection, set in different locations in California and Vietnam, earned favorable reviews from critics, particularly for offering ...
In January 1980, the Vietnamese-language magazine office of Van Nghe Tien Phong located in Arlington County, Virginia, was set fire by an explosion but publisher Nguyen Thanh Hoang lived. [3] In 1990, when the last of five journalists was killed, the victim also worked for Van Nghe Tien Phong and the publication reported that victim Triet Le ...
Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh [1] (born October 24, 1981), [2] better known by her stage name Tila Tequila, is an American model, singer, television and social media personality. [3] She has also used the names Tila Nguyen , Miss Tila and Tornado Thien .
Darrion Nguyen was born on October 20, 1994, to Dung and Thi Nguyen and is of Vietnamese descent. Nguyen was raised in Houston, Texas and experienced a tragic event at the age of 11 when his father was murdered during a robbery at the family's convenience store.
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