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The Sympathizer

A Novel

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by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Francois Chau
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Now an HBO® Original Limited Series on Max, and winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, a startling debut novel featuring one of the most remarkable narrators of recent years: a conflicted subversive and idealist working as a double agent in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
The winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, as well as seven other awards, and now an HBO® Original Limited Series on Max, The Sympathizer has sold over one million copies worldwide and is one of the most acclaimed books of the 21st century. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov, The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal. The narrator, a communist double agent, is a "man of two minds," a half-French, half-Vietnamese army captain who comes to America after the fall of Saigon, and while building a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles is secretly reporting back to his communist superiors in Vietnam. The Sympathizer is a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship.

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    The Sympathizer

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  • Release date

    March 4, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9781668140680
      • File size: 416684 KB
      • Duration: 14:28:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Francois Chau's voice is surprisingly gentle and meditative as he describes gunfire during the fall of Saigon. The nameless protagonist of this novel, a secret policeman, is leaving Vietnam to come to the U.S. His experiences here, including a stint as a consultant for a Hollywood version of the war, are told with frankness and wry humor. Chau reads with weary but determined detachment that reflects the protagonist's desire to live. In this way, both author and narrator make credible the character of a former secret policeman who reflects thoughtfully on his experiences even though he could still calmly kill a man. Throughout Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel, Chau's voice foreshadows the protagonist's fate. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

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