US novelist, 2016 Pulitzer prize winner for Fiction, vietnamese-born Viet Thanh Nguyen poses during the 22th La Foret Des Livres ("The Book Forest") book fair on August 27, 2017 in Chanceaux-pres-Loches, central France. - La Foret Des Livres book fair was founded by the French writer and journalist Gonzague Saint Bris who died in a car accident on August 8, 2017 in Normandy. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Viet Thanh Nguyen: Libraries should 'expand' young minds not 'contain' them
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen defends the right for children to read challenging books and calls out parents and politicians trying to prevent kids becoming too empathetic by reading.
14:31 - Source: CNN
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US novelist, 2016 Pulitzer prize winner for Fiction, vietnamese-born Viet Thanh Nguyen poses during the 22th La Foret Des Livres ("The Book Forest") book fair on August 27, 2017 in Chanceaux-pres-Loches, central France. - La Foret Des Livres book fair was founded by the French writer and journalist Gonzague Saint Bris who died in a car accident on August 8, 2017 in Normandy. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images)
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