{"product_id":"the-sympathizer-2","title":"The Sympathizer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/em\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Viet Thanh Nguyen\" href=\"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com\/search?q=vendor%3AViet+Thanh+Nguyen\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eMore books by Viet Thanh Nguyen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Viet Thanh Nguyen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42564732453033,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/sym_e0c40c97-6063-49c1-9d0a-a69dff1784a5.jpg?v=1663040533","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-sympathizer-2","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}