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Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 National Book Awards

Fifty books made the cut for the 2019 National Book Award longlists. Winners will be announced in November. elenaleonova/Getty Images hide caption

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Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 National Book Awards

September 20, 2019 • Colson Whitehead and Marlon James headline the longlists of names in contention for the literary prize. Altogether, 50 books across five categories stand a chance at winning in November.

In The Lines Of Ocean Vuong, Echoes Of His Family's Past In Vietnam

Viet Cong soldiers going into battle near Hue during the Vietnam War, circa 1968. Years later, the war shaped how Ocean Vuong grew up. Three Lions/Getty Images hide caption

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In The Lines Of Ocean Vuong, Echoes Of His Family's Past In Vietnam

April 24, 2016 • Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong speaks about his new book Night Sky with Exit Wounds, which weaves growing up in America with his family's memories of a war-torn Vietnam.

In The Lines Of Ocean Vuong, Echoes Of His Family's Past In Vietnam

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