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Viet writer wins the Guggenheim

The author of “The Book of Salt” just won the Guggenheim Fellowship, according to the foundation in a press release here and here. Monique Truong, the Vietnamese New York-based writer, is among the 180 Fellows chosen from a group of … Continue reading

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Viet writer’s memoir selected “Great Michigan Read”

A book by a Viet author and professor at the Bolsavik’s alma mater, about growing up Vietnamese in a Midwestern town, has been selected “Great American Read” by the Michigan Humanities Council, reports the Detroit News here. This is not … Continue reading

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