Nam Le is a Vietnamese-Australian writer. Le's parents immigrated to Australia from Vietnam as boat refugees when Le was less than one year old. He grew up in Australia and attended the University of Melbourne, where he earned a BA and an LLB. Following university, he worked as a lawyer.
In 2004, Le decided to change careers and pursue writing. He attended the well-respected Iowa Writers' Workshop where he earned a Masters in Creative Writing. His first short story was published in 2006 in a fiction and art magazine. Le lived in the United States until 2008 when he returned to Australia.
Le published his first collection of short stories, The Boat, in 2008. The collection has been...
