The Sympathizer
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| Author | Viet Thanh Nguyen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Grove Atlantic |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 384 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0802191694 |
The Sympathizer[1] is a first novel by Vietnamese American professor Viet Thanh Nguyen.[2] It is a best-selling novel,[3] has been widely reviewed,[4][5][6][7][8] and was named a New York Times Editor's Choice.[9] It has been reviewed twice in The New York Times.[10][11] It was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. [12]
Overview
Set as the flashback in a coerced confession of a political prisoner, the book tells the story of the fall of the South Vietnamese government in 1975, and subsequent events in American exile in Los Angeles, through the eyes of a half-Vietnamese undercover communist agent.[13] A Vietnamese reviewer noted that finally Americans have a chance to gain a new perspective on the war, one that is in contrast to the one provided by Hollywood myth makers.[14]
Awards
- 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[15]
- 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, winner[16]
- 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[12]
See Also
Notes and references
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