To save and to destroy: writing as an other
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025.
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Book
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126 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
ISBN:
9780674298170, 0674298179, 9780674298170, 0674298179
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen's To Save and to Destroy is a deeply personal reflection on outsiders in literature and in US society. Across six essays, first delivered as the Norton Lectures, Nguyen offers ... readings of authors who shaped his craft, culminating in a poignant and vigorous call for a solidarity of the devastated"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Nguyen, V. T. (2025). To save and to destroy: writing as an other. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-. 2025. To Save and to Destroy: Writing As an Other. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-, To Save and to Destroy: Writing As an Other. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh. To Save and to Destroy: Writing As an Other. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025.
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