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Viet Thanh Nguyen on A MAN OF TWO FACES

Viet Thanh Nguyen on A MAN OF TWO FACES

FromPoured Over


Viet Thanh Nguyen on A MAN OF TWO FACES

FromPoured Over

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new memoir, A Man of Two Faces, is an unconventional and impeccable personal narrative that tackles the author’s own life alongside larger themes of culture and colonization. Nguyen joined us live at The Grove to talk about understanding his own story through writing, his interpretations of memory and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.   This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.           New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.       Featured Books (Episode):  A Man of Two Faces by Viet Thanh Nguyen  The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen  The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen  The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston  
Released:
Nov 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who’s always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).