Author · updated 2026
Viet Thanh Nguyen Books in Order
Every Viet Thanh Nguyen book in publication order — 10 in total, spanning 2002–2020.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Sympathizer | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Refugees | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Committed | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black-Eyed Women | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chicken of the Sea | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Race and Resistance | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Nothing Ever Dies | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Displaced | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ploughshares Summer 2016 Guest-Edited by Claire Messud & James Wood | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Writer's Library | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 10, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Race and Resistance | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Sympathizer | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Nothing Ever Dies | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Ploughshares Summer 2016 Guest-Edited by Claire Messud & James Wood | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Refugees | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Black-Eyed Women | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Displaced | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Chicken of the Sea | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Committed | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Writer's Library | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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