{"product_id":"the-sympathizer","title":"The Sympathizer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2016 Edgar Award for Best First Novel\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[A] remarkable debut novel.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—Philip Caputo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(cover review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as seven other awards,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping espionage novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48983826923806,"sku":"9780802124944","price":26.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2024-07-18T162316.814.jpg?v=1721334220","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/the-sympathizer","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}