le thi diem thuy is the author of "The Gangster We Are All Looking For." A 2008 USA Ford Fellow, she is currently at work on her second novel. (Edward Judice)

Conversations with America: le thi diem thuy

le thi diem thuy is the author of "The Gangster We Are All Looking For." A 2008 USA Ford Fellow, she is currently at work on her second novel.

Credit: Edward Judice