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Viet Thanh Nguyen: Amazon KDP author data
As of Nov 6, 2026, Viet Thanh Nguyen has 50 books on Amazon, 16 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #1), mostly in Asian American, Asian American Studies, Asian & Asian Descent.
| Median price | $13.04 |
|---|---|
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.74 – $18.24 |
| Median reviews | 26 |
| Total reviews | 92,892 |
| New listings (30 days, incl. new editions) | 3 |
| Breakout books (30 days) | 3 |
What stands out
- Median price $13.04, 57% below the median of their main category, Asian American.
- 3 new listings in the last 30 days (new editions included), 3 of them broke into a Best Sellers list.
Viet Thanh Nguyen's best-ranked books
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To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Book 40)
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$13.51
- Rating4.2
- Reviews27
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To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$13.79
- Rating4.2
- Reviews27
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To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$14.22
- Rating4.2
- Reviews27
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The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$9.02
- Rating4.6
- Reviews269
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The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$8.42
- Rating4.3
- Reviews28,035
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The Sympathizer: A Novel
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews28,033
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Race and Resistance: Literature and Politics in Asian America (Race and American Culture)
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$19.24
- Rating3.8
- Reviews6
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The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$8
- Rating4.3
- Reviews28,035
- Published2015-04
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Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$19.02
- Rating4.2
- Reviews276
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The Best American Short Stories 2026
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Price$25.89
- Rating2.6
- Reviews3
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FAQ
How many books does Viet Thanh Nguyen have on Amazon?
KDPTop tracks 50 of their books; 16 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.
Which categories does Viet Thanh Nguyen publish in?
Their books chart most often in Asian American, Asian American Studies, Asian & Asian Descent.
How does Viet Thanh Nguyen price their books?
The median price is $13.04; half of the books cost $10.74–$18.24.
Has Viet Thanh Nguyen released new books recently?
3 new books in the last 30 days, 3 of which reached a Best Sellers list.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.