03081cam a22005897i 4500 18706219 BJBSDDR 20260428124333.0 ta 150720s2015 nyu 000 1 eng d 2015375327 9780802124944 (pbk.) 0802124941 (pbk.) 9780802191694 ebook 18706219 (OCoLC)890615165 YDXCP eng YDXCP rda BTCTA BDX UPZ IEP ABG IK2 LEB CDX COO VP@ UAB OCLCF FOLLT OBE NLGGC OCLCO ZAC OCLCO DLC eng lccopycat a-vt--- n-us-ca PS 3614 N576s 2015 813/.6 Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971- 48172 The sympathizer / Viet Thanh Nguyen. First edition. New York : Grove Press, 2015. 389 pages, [10 unnumbered] pages ; 21 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes an essay "Our Vietnam War never ended" by the author and an interview with the author "Viet Thanh Nguyen : anger in the Asian American novel" by Paul Tran The story of a South Vietnamese captain -- a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America -- who returns to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause. 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 novel is an exploration of identity and America, a spy novel, and a story of love and friendship. --From publisher's description Novela estadounidense 201 Novela de espionaje 27007 Novela histórica 202 Novela vietnamita 48173 Soldiers Vietnam (Republic) Fiction. Communists Vietnam (Republic) Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Fiction. Spy stories. gsafd Historical fiction. gsafd War stories gsafd Fiction. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026339 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1603/2015375327-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1603/2015375327-d.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1603/2015375327-s.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 126787 126787 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2026-04-14 0 PS 3614 N576s 2015 00000198945 2026-04-14 12:04:00 1 2026-04-14 BK