• The Best Vietnamese Novels - The Lover by Marguerite Duras
  • The Best Vietnamese Novels - The Zenith: A Novel by Duong Thu Huong
  • The Best Vietnamese Novels - The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh
  • The Best Vietnamese Novels - The Crystal Messenger by Pham Thi Hoai
  • The Best Vietnamese Novels - The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Best Vietnamese Novels, recommended by Sherry Buchanan

Vietnam has had a tumultuous history and its literature is one powerful way of trying to understand it better. Journalist, author and publisher Sherry Buchanan—who has spent two decades introducing Vietnam’s culture to English-speaking audiences—talks us through the best Vietnamese novels available in English, spanning the years from French colonialism to the 2016 Pulitzer Prize.