Mary Jo
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Viet Thanh Nguyen:
Do you have any idea how great a writer I think you are? Just when I thought I read the most perfect sentence ever written, I read another. And another. And another...
Viet Thanh Nguyen
aw, thanks! I'm delighted that you're delighted.
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Michael Rieman
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Viet Thanh Nguyen:
The narrator of The Sympathizer uses ridicule and satire in portraying most of the American characters presented in the text. That is certainly appropriate to his experiences and ambivalent values related to the US. To what extent might you share his opinions about Americans?
Elaine Head
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Viet Thanh Nguyen:
My husband and I are both "armchair" scholars of Vietnam and have written a book about our volunteer experiences there. Most recently involved with the rescue and rehabilitation of children trafficked into slavery. Looking forward to reading Nothing Ever Dies as we were both enthralled by the Sympathizer. Can you recommend a book which will enlighten us as to how the Amerasians have assimilated in the US?
tinaathena
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Viet Thanh Nguyen:
I quite literally just finished the last pages of your book, and as you've hoped, the book has shaken me. Has this book been translated to Vietnamese? I am first-gen Viet-Canadian and this is the first time I have ever read anything that echoes the self-loathing & criticism of Vietnamese people that my father has raised me under. I would be very excited to have him read this, but can't imagine VN gladly selling it.
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