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Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen appeared at a book reading and signing at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday, April 18, 2016. His debut novel, "The Sympathizer," was announced as the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction earlier in the day. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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Why MacArthur ‘genius’ Viet Thanh Nguyen says writers should make people uncomfortable

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This ‘Refugee’ author explains what it’s like to live between worlds

What does the word "refugee" mean to the author of a short story collection called "The Refugees"? They “are the unwanted," says Viet Thanh Nguyen, who claims his own identity among them. Nguyen joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his stories…

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Viet Thanh Nguyen appeared at a book reading and signing at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday, April 18, 2016. His debut novel, "The Sympathizer," was announced as the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction earlier in the day. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The difference between refugees and immigrants? ‘Refugees are the unwanted’

Viet Thanh Nguyen's new book of short stories, "The Refugees," explores the aspirations and heartbreak of immigration and refugee life. Nguyen himself came to the U.S. from Vietnam as a refugee with his family in 1975.

By Elizabeth Flock

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