5/21/2023 0 Comments Book lust to go![]() ![]() Viet Nguyen: I remember all my early fans as well. I was an early fan and I’m very proud of myself for that and proud of you for writing that book. Nancy Pearl: They do, they do and I remember reading The Sympathizer and I just was blown away I have to say. And the books developed in parallel with each other and they inform each other. ![]() And it just happened to be that I’m a slow writer and I was working on the nonfiction and the fiction all at the same time. But really I was working on them for like 20 years. ![]() I’m never going to see this much productivity ever again. ![]() So it all seems like it’s you know so quickly, it’s done so quickly but you’ve had years of writing and working on this right? And then just this year your collection of short stories, The Refugees is out. If you could say longtime because The Sympathizer came out in 2015 and then very quickly you did a nonfiction book about the Vietnam War and memory. Nancy Pearl: So I’ve been a longtime fan. Thank you so much for taking time to come by and talk to us today. My guest today at University Bookstore is Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen. Nancy Pearl: Hello and welcome to Book Lust. The following interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen was conducted by Nancy Pearl for her show “Book Lust” and can be seen on Seattle Channel. ![]()
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