A profound, stunning debut, the book "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen, is the story of a man in conflict, someone whose political beliefs are at odds with his personal convictions. In dialogue but also diametrically opposed to the narratives of the Vietnam War that preceded it, this novel offers a significant and new perspective on the war: that of the divided pro-communist.

"The Sympathizer" has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, as well as many other awards. It is a great and groundbreaking work. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and a language comparable to Graham Greene and Saul Bellow, it is an "epic" about love and betrayal. The narrator—a double agent—is a divided man, torn between two selves. The French-Vietnamese captain who arrives in America after the fall of Vietnam (Saigon 1975), builds a new life while secretly reporting to his communist superiors back home.

"The Sympathizer" is a deep and harsh story that explores identity and—ultimately—existence, a great espionage book and a heartbreaking story of love and friendship.

International Bestseller!!

2016 Pulitzer Prize for Literature
2016 Edgar Award
2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
2016 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
2016 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
2016 California Book Award for First Fiction
2016 Association for Asian American Studies Award for Best Book in Creative Writing (Prose)
2017 Best Translated Novel Award in France
Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award
Finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction
Finalist for the Medici Book Club Prize
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Mystery/Thriller)
Finalist for the ABA Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Book of the Year, Adult Fiction)
Finalist for the International Dublin Literary Award
Best novel of the year on more than twenty lists including the New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.