The Resource The sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
The sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Resource Information
The item The sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- Summary
- It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. But, unbeknownst to the general, this captain is an undercover operative for the communists, who instruct him to add his own name to the list and accompany the general to America. As the general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, the captain continues to observe the group, sending coded letters to an old friend who is now a higher-up within the communist administration. Under suspicion, the captain is forced to contemplate terrible acts in order to remain undetected. And when he falls in love, he finds that his lofty ideals clash violently with his loyalties to the people close to him, a contradiction that may prove unresolvable
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The sympathizer
- Title
- The sympathizer
- Statement of responsibility
- Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Subject
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- Spy stories
- Spy stories
- Spy fiction
- trueCommunism
- Communists -- Vietnam (Republic) -- Fiction
- trueDouble agents
- trueElectronic books
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMoles (Spies)
- Political fiction
- Political fiction
- trueRefugees
- trueSpies
- Soldiers -- Vietnam (Republic) -- Fiction
- trueVietnamese in the United States
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- trueVietnam -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. But, unbeknownst to the general, this captain is an undercover operative for the communists, who instruct him to add his own name to the list and accompany the general to America. As the general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, the captain continues to observe the group, sending coded letters to an old friend who is now a higher-up within the communist administration. Under suspicion, the captain is forced to contemplate terrible acts in order to remain undetected. And when he falls in love, he finds that his lofty ideals clash violently with his loyalties to the people close to him, a contradiction that may prove unresolvable
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2016.
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2016.
- Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Adult Fiction, 2016.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2015
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, 2016.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2015.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2015
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2016.
- Awards note
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- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2016.
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2016.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10409878
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nguyen, Viet Thanh
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Soldiers
- Communists
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- The sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliogtaphical references (pages 369-370)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 371 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802124944
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)890615165
- (OCoLC)ocn922157657
- Label
- The sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliogtaphical references (pages 369-370)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 371 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802124944
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)890615165
- (OCoLC)ocn922157657
Subject
- Spy stories
- Spy stories
- Spy fiction
- trueCommunism
- Communists -- Vietnam (Republic) -- Fiction
- trueDouble agents
- trueElectronic books
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMoles (Spies)
- Political fiction
- Political fiction
- trueRefugees
- trueSpies
- Soldiers -- Vietnam (Republic) -- Fiction
- trueVietnamese in the United States
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975
- trueVietnam -- History -- 20th century
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2015
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2016
- trueAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
- trueAsian Pacific American Award for Literature: Adult Fiction
- trueEdgar Allan Poe Awards: Best First Novel by an American Author
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2015
- truePulitzer Prize: Fiction
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2016.
- Award
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2016.
- Award
- Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Adult Fiction, 2016.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2015
- Award
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, 2016.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2015.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2015
- Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2016.
Library Locations
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