The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016
It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong.
The Sympathizer is the story of this captain: a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America, but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause.
A gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.
Paperback | 384 pages
19.8 x 12.6 x 2.5 | 304g
17 May 2016
Little, Brown Book Group
Corsair
London, United Kingdom
English
ISBN10: 1472151364
9781472151360
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged, with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.