The sympathizer
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Grove Press, [2015]
ISBN
9780802124944 (paperback), 0802124941 (paperback), 9780802123459 (hardback)
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Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | CLUB READS FICTION NGUYEN, V.T. | Checked out | |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | CLUB READS FICTION NGUYEN, V.T. | Checked out | |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION NGUYEN, V.T. | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F NGUYEN | On Shelf | |
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Nguyen, Viet Thanh | Checked out | |
| Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | FIC NGU | Checked out | |
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | NGUYEN | On Shelf | |
| Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | NGUYEN | Checked out |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
393 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes a new essay and author interview.
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. 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"--Amazon.com.
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
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Nguyen, V. T. (2015). The sympathizer. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-. 2015. The Sympathizer. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-. The Sympathizer. Grove Press, 2015.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Nguyen, V. T. (2015). The sympathizer. New York: Grove Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Nguyen, Viet Thanh. The Sympathizer. Grove Press, 2015.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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