Global InformationViet Thanh Nguyen information
Viet Thanh Nguyen | |
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 Nguyen in 2015 | |
| Born | Nguyễn Thanh Việt March 13, 1971 Ban Mê Thuột, South Vietnam |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, Berkeley (BA, PhD) |
| Genre | novel, literary fiction, historical fiction, crime fiction, non-fiction |
| Notable works | The Sympathizer (2015) The Refugees (2017) |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2016) MacArthur Genius Grant (2017) Guggenheim Fellowship (2017) |
| Spouse | Lan Duong |
| Children | 2 |
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| Viet Thanh Nguyen | |
Viet Thanh Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thanh Việt; born March 13, 1971[a]) is a Vietnamese-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]
Nguyen'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][9] and a Guggenheim Fellowship, in 2017.[10][11]
Nguyen is a regular contributor, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, covering immigration, refugees, politics, culture, and Southeast Asia.[12]
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[13][14] and in 2020 was elected as the first Asian-American member of the Pulitzer Prize Board in its 103-year-history.[15][16][17]
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- ^ ""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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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Viet Thanh Nguyen". MacArthur Foundation. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Viet Thanh Nguyen". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Opinion | Viet Thanh Nguyen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Viet Thanh Nguyen". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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