The sympathizer
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Grove Press, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Camp Verde Community Library - FIC - Fiction Books
NGUYEN, V.
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NGUYEN, V.
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Clark Memorial Library - FIC - Fiction Books
NGUYEN, VIET
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NGUYEN, VIET
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Orme School of Arizona - FIC - Fiction Books
FIC NGUY
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FIC NGUY
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Published
New York : Grove Press, [2015].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"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. Viet Thanh Nguyen's astonishing novel takes us inside the mind of this double agent, a man whose lofty ideals necessitate his betrayal of the people closest to him. 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"--Publisher's website.
Description
The story of a South Vietnamese captain -- a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America -- who returns to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause.
Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
Awards
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
Awards
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2016
Awards
Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, Mystery Writers of America, 2016
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Camp Verde Community Library - FIC - Fiction Books | NGUYEN, V. | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nguyen, V. T. (2015). The sympathizer (First edition.). Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-. 2015. The Sympathizer. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-. The Sympathizer Grove Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh. The Sympathizer First edition., Grove Press, 2015.
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