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Longreads: An Interview with Macarthur 'Genius' Viet Thanh Nguyen on Longreads - Viet Thanh Nguyen
Publish Date
October 17, 2017
Interviewees
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Interviewers
Catherine Cusick
,
Josephine Livingstone
Publisher
Longreads
Topics
creating empathy through literature
distribution of opportunities in society
diversity in literature
empathy across cultures
engagement with history
international reading awareness
justice
literary works and politics
meaning of MacArthur fellowship
monetary windfall purpose
racial inequality and literature
supporting arts organizations
People Mentioned
Colson Whitehead
Dao Strom
Edwidge Danticat
Harper Lee
John Steinbeck
Junot Díaz
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Maxine Hong Kingston
Ralph Ellison
Tony Morrison
Works Mentioned
Beloved
Invisible Man
The Grapes of Wrath
The Sympathizer
The Woman Warrior
To Kill a Mockingbird
Places Mentioned
Chicago
Iowa
Paris
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