Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book - VIET THANH NGUYEN on THE COMMITTED

VIET THANH NGUYEN on THE COMMITTED

06/22/21 • 74 min

Literary Affairs presents Beyond the Book

This Beyond the Book interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen was recorded in April 2021 at an online Books & Bathrobes event to benefit Stop AAPI Hate. The in-depth book club style conversation about The Committed was a wonderful continuation of the discussion Julie Robinson had with Viet about his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Sympathizer. Readers will appreciate the insight into the continued confessional writing of his unnamed narrator, the long term cost of colonialism on individuals and cultures, and contextualizing philosophical texts through lived experience.

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This Beyond the Book interview with Anna Solomon was recorded in May 2020 at an online Books & Bathrobes event. In celebration of the paperback release, we are sharing this conversation about The Book of V. Read the book, then enjoy this in depth book club-style conversation with Anna Solomon and Julie Robinson.

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