The release date for the English version of 'The Sympathizer' by
Viet Thanh Nguyen is Apr 2015. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In April 1975, Saigon is in utter disarray. A South Vietnamese army commander is sipping whisky at his home while compiling a list of those who will be allowed to board the last planes out of the nation with the assistance of his reliable captain. Unaware that one of their number, the captain, is surreptitiously monitoring and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong, the general and his comrades embark on a new life in Los Angeles. This captain, who attended a university in America but then returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause, is the subject of the novel The Sympathiser. He was raised by an impoverished Vietnamese mother and an absent French father. In addition to exploring a life between two worlds and examining the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, movies, and the conflicts we fight now, The Sympathiser is a compelling espionage thriller, a perceptive examination of radical politics, and a heartfelt love tale.