Viet Thanh Nguyen on Narrative Scarcity @ALOUDla

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TWO WRITERS REFLECT ON WAR AND PEACE
Maxine Hong Kingston and Viet Thanh Nguyen

May 24, 2016 | ALOUD @ Central Library

Presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles

In this short clip from the ALOUD program, "Two Writers Reflect on War and Peace," Viet Thanh Nguyen describes the narrative economy in which he and other Asian Americans writers are working.

For more information about this ALOUD program, including photos and podcast, please visit: lfla.org/event/two-writers-reflect-on-war-and-peace

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