Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen is an author, essayist, and professor at the University of Southern California. His novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016.

Excerpt: ‘The Sympathizer’
Read the opening of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s acclaimed spy novel, the California Book Club’s January selection, to whet your appetite for the whole book.
Dec 19, 2024

Excerpt: ‘A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial’
In this unconventional memoir, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on defining moments that shaped his life.
Mar 25, 2024