Screen LibraryThe sympathizer /
"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...
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Grove Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"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."--Publisher description. |
| Carrier Form: | 393 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780802124944 (paperback) : 0802124941 (paperback) 0802123457 (hardcover) 9780802123459 (hardcover) 9780802191694 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | PS3614 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/N576-4 |