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Author, Literary Scholar
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of English and Comparative Literature at USC. Born in Vietnam, his work explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of war, particularly the Vietnam War and its global echoes.
Known For
The Sympathizer (Pulitzer Prize winner)Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of WarLiterary exploration of post-war trauma and collective memoryCriticism of selective national narratives about conflict
Canon
Books
■The Sympathizer(2015)
■Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War(2016)
■Race and Resistance(2020)