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ⓘ About Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnam-born American Pulitzer novelist. Viet was born in Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam in the year 1971. He is the son of North Vietnam immigrants who moved to the south in the year 1954. In 1975, his family fled to the United States where they settled in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, a common Vietnam-American refugee camp. Viet’s family, however, moved to Harrisburg in the year 1978. Their final destination in the States was San Jose, California where they operated a grocery store of its kind. Viet Thanh Nguyen attended St. Patrick’s school and Bellarmine College Preparatory. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and ethnic studies at the University of California in the year 1992. Viet then advanced for his Ph.D.
All Book Series by Viet Thanh Nguyen
To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
The Best American Short Stories 2026
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Viet Thanh Nguyen?
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnam-born American Pulitzer novelist. Viet was born in Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam in the year 1971. He is the son of North Vietnam immigrants who moved to the south in the year 1954.
Which Viet Thanh Nguyen series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Sympathizer series, the earliest of Viet Thanh Nguyen's multi-book series: it opens with The Sympathizer (2015) and runs to 2 books across 2015–2020, ending with The Committed (2020).
How many books has Viet Thanh Nguyen written?
Viet Thanh Nguyen has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2026. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Sympathizer series with 2 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Viet Thanh Nguyen's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Viet Thanh Nguyen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Sympathizer (2015–2020, 2 books).
How are Viet Thanh Nguyen's books organised into series?
This guide splits Viet Thanh Nguyen's 14 books into 1 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Sympathizer (2 books, 2015–2020).