Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold, elegant and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel, “The Sympathizer,” won the Pulitzer Prize, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner and made the finalist list for the PEN/Faulkner award.

Viet and his family came to the United States as refugees during the Vietnam War in 1975. The New York Times says that his novel “fills a void … giving voice to the previously voiceless while it compels the rest of us to look at the events of forty years ago in a new light.” His voice is refreshing and powerful as he urges readers to examine the legacy of that tumultuous time and its aftermath from a new perspective. Copies of his books will be available for purchase and the author will sign them.

Celebrate the opening of the 2025/2026 Professional Touring Artists Series with a reception in the Community Room. Light fare will be served.