In A Tiny Room With: Viet Thanh Nguyen

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SWF invites you to another round of our beloved In A Tiny Room series, a literary gathering in one of Singapore’s beautiful hidden spots. In this edition, some of the Festival’s most loved writers take over Projector X: No Spoilers Bar. Guests will enjoy an intimate conversation followed by a Q&A session.

This programme is part of the Spotlight on Asian-American Authors and is made possible with the support of the U.S. Embassy Singapore.

Speakers

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel, The Sympathizer, won the Pulitzer Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The Committed, the long-awaited follow-up to The Sympathizer, was published in 2021 and has been called “a masterwork.” Viet was the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant".

He teaches at the University of Southern California and is a cultural critic-at-large for The Los Angeles Times.

Moderator

Prasanthi Ram

Prasanthi Ram is a full-time writing lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, where she completed her PhD in creative writing. She is also the co-founder and fiction editor of Mahogany Journal. Most recently, Prasanthi released her debut work of fiction, Nine Yard Sarees (Ethos Books: 2023). On her days off, she indulges in Korean variety shows, long walks, and trips to unique restaurants.

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SINGAPORE WRITERS FESTIVAL

SINGAPORE WRITERS FESTIVAL