Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Legacy of 'Apocalypse Now,' Forty Years Later Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Vietnamese writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2016 storytelling Pulitzer prize winner, reads during the 'La Milanesiana' cultural event, in Milan Italy, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. ( AP Photo/Luca Bruno ) Produced by Ethan Oberman Hosted by Tanzina Vega Produced by PRI and WNYC