Author

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Vietnamese-American author Viet Thanh Nguyen is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel *The Sympathizer*, the first in a series exploring the Vietnam War’s legacy. His books have sold over a million copies and earned critical acclaim. This page presents Viet Thanh Nguyen’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological
2002 Race and Resistance PO · 1 No link
2015 The Sympathizer PO · 1 No link
2015 The Sympathizer PO · 1 No link
2016 Nothing Ever Dies PO · 2 No link
2017 Black-Eyed Women PO · 1 No link
2017 The Refugees PO · 2 No link
2019 Chicken of the Sea PO · 1 No link
2020 The Committed PO · 2 No link
2023 A Man of Two Faces PO · 3 No link
2025 To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other PO · 4 No link
Book series
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 4 books · 2002–2025
01 Race and Resistance 2002 No link
02 Nothing Ever Dies 2016 No link
03 A Man of Two Faces 2023 No link
04 To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other 2025 No link
Publication Order of The Sympathizer Books 2 books · 2015–2020
01 The Sympathizer 2015 No link
02 The Committed 2020 No link
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 2 books · 2015–2017
01 The Sympathizer 2015 No link
02 The Refugees 2017 No link
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2017
01 Black-Eyed Women 2017 No link
Publication Order of Picture Books 1 book · 2019
01 Chicken of the Sea 2019 No link