Viet Thanh Nguyen’s first recognition as a writer happened when he was eight years old as a student at Lowell Elementary School in San Jose. “Lester the Cat” is a story about an urban cat who, stricken with ennui and bored with city life, flees and falls in love with a country cat. Viet’s childhood […]
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