Guidance on how to pronounce author names, for authors whose last name begins with "V"!

Author Pronunciations

14 last names beginning with "V"

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Andrew Vachss
Vachss rhymes with "tax".
Simon Van Booy
van boo-ee
Menna van Praag
Men-nuh von Pr-ah-g
Guy Vanderhaeghe
van-der-haig
Clare Vanderpool
VAN-der-pool
Lara Vapnyar
Vap-nee-arh
Abraham Verghese
vur-gees with a hard 'g'
Gore Vidal
gore (hard g) vi-DAHL
Judith Viorst
vee-orst
Nghi Vo
nee voh
Emily Voigt
voyt
Kurt Vonnegut
kert VAHN-uh-guht
Ocean Vuong
vwong (Ocean pronounced like the word "ocean.")
Dan Vyleta
vill-ET-uh (first syllable rhymes with pill)
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