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Nam Le

Vietnamese-Australian writer · Vietnam · Writers · Born 1978 · age 48

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Nam Le is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book The Boat, a collection of short stories. His stories have been published in many places including Best Australian Stories 2007, Best New American Voices, Zoetrope: All-Story, A Public Space and One Story.

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2010Kathleen Mitchell AwardAwardPEN/Malamud AwardAward2009Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward1978Born

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PEN/Malamud Award2010
Kathleen Mitchell Award2010
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards2009

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Nam Le is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book The Boat, a collection of short stories. His stories have been published in many places including Best Australian Stories 2007, Best New American Voices, Zoetrope: All-Story, A Public Space and One Story. In 2008 he was named a "5 Under 35" honoree by the National Book Foundation. In 2024 he published his first poetry collection with Knopf, 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem.

Country
Vietnam
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1978 · age 48

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