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The Sympathizer

Pages
384
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel introduces a Viet Cong agent who secretly reports on a South Vietnamese general and his allies after they resettle in 1975 Los Angeles. As he navigates his new life, the agent grapples with his dual identity and conflicting loyalties. This story explores the complexities of war, espionage, and what it means to belong.

About the author

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Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American novelist, essayist and literary scholar. He was born in 1971 in Ban Mê Thuột, South Vietnam (now Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam), and came to the United States as a refugee in 1975, when his family fled after the fall of Saigon. They were resettled first at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, and later in San Jose, California, where he became a naturalized US citizen. He is University Professor, the Aerol Arnold Chair of English, and a Professor of English, Amer...

Characters

Viet Cong agentProtagonist
South Vietnamese army generalSupporting
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