{"product_id":"the-sympathizer-a-novel-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-9780802124944","title":"The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an HBO Limited Series from Executive Producers Park Chan-wook and Robert Downey Jr., Streaming Exclusively on Max\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Edgar Award for Best First Novel \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] remarkable debut novel.\"--Philip Caputo, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (cover review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4644728\"\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802124944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802124941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC054000\"\u003eAsian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC006000\"\u003eThrillers | Espionage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48875715657965,"sku":"9780802124944","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_34ed38cd-484b-4470-bf48-bf10a4e84cf4.jpg?v=1760536631","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-sympathizer-a-novel-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-9780802124944","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}