Nam Le’s first book, The Boat, was a bold statement of creative intent. Its stories were written in a range of styles and set all over the globe, their eclecticism offered as a declaration of ...

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In the opening story of "The Boat," a remarkable first collection by 29-year-old Nam Le, the main character shares a number of characteristics with the author. Both are writers named Nam, Vietnamese ...

More than 16 years after Melbourne-based Nam Le burst onto Australia’s literary scene to critical acclaim and a slew of prizes, his second publication has taken out book of the year in the 2025 NSW ...

Nam Le is not his age. He is not his list of awards and distinctions. He is not the coveted ethnic writer. He is not the sum of the jacket blurbs on the hardcover edition of The Boat, an honest and ...

Author of 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem says of his work about war, family and racism: ‘I’ve basically been writing it my whole life’ More than a decade after attracting international acclaim ...

The Vietnamese-born writer Nam Le has been awarded the 2008 Dylan Thomas prize, picking up a cheque for £60,000 at a ceremony in Swansea last night for his first collection of short stories, The Boat.