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The Sympathizer

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This novel follows a South Vietnamese captain, shaped by his absent French father and impoverished Vietnamese mother, who studies in America before returning to Vietnam to join the Communist fight. It explores themes of identity, conflict, and the complexities of loyalty.

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The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen

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2015
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English
Released
2015
Format
Hardcover
Pages
384
ISBN13
9780802123459
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2015
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The Sympathizer
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This novel follows a South Vietnamese captain, shaped by his absent French father and impoverished Vietnamese mother, who studies in America before returning to Vietnam to join the Communist fight. It explores themes of identity, conflict, and the complexities of loyalty.