EPISODE · Apr 14, 2015 · 13H 53M
The Sympathizer Audiobook by Viet Thanh Nguyen
from Discover Best Audiobooks in Fiction, Literary · host Viet Thanh Nguyen
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/79/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sympathizer Subtitle: A Novel Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen Narrator: Francois Chau Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3681 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2016 A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties. 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. 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. The Sympathizer 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. A gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/79/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sympathizer Subtitle: A Novel Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen Narrator: Francois Chau Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3681 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2016 A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties. 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. 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. The Sympathizer 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. A gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.
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