Viet Thanh Nguyen

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Viet (Việt).
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Nguyen in 2015
Nguyen in 2015
BornNguyễn Thanh Việt
(1971-03-13) March 13, 1971 (age 53)
Ban Mê Thuột, South Vietnam
Occupation
  • academic/professor
  • fiction writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Berkeley (BA, PhD)
Genrenovel, literary fiction, historical fiction, crime fiction, non-fiction
Notable worksThe Sympathizer (2015)
The Refugees (2017)
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Fiction (2016)
MacArthur Genius Grant (2017)
Guggenheim Fellowship (2017)
SpouseLan Duong
Children2
Website
Viet Thanh Nguyen

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.[3][4]

Viet's debut novel, The Sympathizer, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,[5] the Dayton Literary Peace Prize,[6] the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize,[7] and many other accolades. He was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship,[8] and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017.[9]

Viet is a regular contributor, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, covering immigration, refugees, politics, culture, and Southeast Asia.[10] He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[11] and in 2020 was elected as the first Asian American member of the Pulitzer Prize Board in its 103-year-history.[12][13][14]

  1. ^ ""Born In Vietnam But Made In America": The Story Of A Pulitzer Prize Winning Vietnamese Refugee". West Point Center for Oral History. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ ""Born In Vietnam But Made In America": (Transcript)". Viet Thanh Nguyen. March 28, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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  4. ^ Washington Post Live (March 15, 2021). "Race in America: History & Memory with Viet Thanh Nguyen". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Trotta, Daniel; McGurty, Frank (April 19, 2016). "AP, Reuters, New York Times among 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Local News (October 11, 2016). "Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  7. ^ Dilworth, Dianna (December 11, 2015). "The Sympathizer Wins The Center for Fiction Award". Adweek. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Flood, Alison (October 11, 2017). "MacArthur 'genius grants' go to novelists Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jesmyn Ward". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Gelt, Jessica (April 7, 2017). "2017 Guggenheim fellows include artist Harry Dodge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Opinion | Viet Thanh Nguyen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Eleven faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Harvard Gazette. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Namkung, Victoria (September 29, 2020). "Viet Thanh Nguyen, 1st Asian American Pulitzer board member, on how his new role transcends literature". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Schaub, Michael (September 8, 2020). "Viet Thanh Nguyen Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Viet Thanh Nguyen Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board". Pulitzer Prize. September 8, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.


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