{"product_id":"the-sympathizer-a-novel-by-viet-thanh-nguyen","title":"The Sympathizer: A Novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"prepend-2 span-13 append-2\" id=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-2 span-9 last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prepend-2 span-13 append-2\" id=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-2 span-9 last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductDescription_text-wrapper__fL1Qg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize, a startling debut novel from a powerful new voice featuring one of the most remarkable narrators of recent fiction: a conflicted subversive and idealist working as a double agent in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as seven other awards, \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e is the breakthrough novel of the year. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Saul Bellow, \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e 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 arranges to come 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e is a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping espionage novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Vietnam and raised in America. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Committed\u003c\/i\u003e, which continues the story of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e, awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, alongside seven other prizes. He is also the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Refugees\u003c\/i\u003e ; the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eNothing Ever Dies\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award; and is the editor of an anthology of refugee writing, \u003ci\u003eThe Displaced\u003c\/i\u003e . He is the Aerol Arnold Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48131906601205,"sku":"9780802124944","price":26.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/9446\/7737\/files\/ts.jpg?v=1778340063","url":"https:\/\/wonderpens.ca\/products\/the-sympathizer-a-novel-by-viet-thanh-nguyen","provider":"Wonder Pens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}