{"product_id":"9781472151360","title":"The Sympathizer","description":"Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472151360\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Apr 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong. \u003ci\u003eTHE SYMPATHIZER\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of this captain: a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America, but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, \u003ci\u003eTHE SYMPATHIZER\u003c\/i\u003e explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378755588254,"sku":"ADS-9781472151360","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472151360.jpg?v=1767759358","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472151360","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}