The Sympathizer
Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Fiction · 2016 · WinnerPEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction · 2016 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Fiction | 2016 | Winner |
| PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | 2016 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A darkly comic novel narrated by a communist spy embedded in the South Vietnamese army, who flees to America after the fall of Saigon and continues his double life in the Vietnamese diaspora of Los Angeles. A brilliant and satirical deconstruction of the Vietnam War from the other side. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction.
About the Author
Viet Thanh NguyenVietnamese-American
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American author and academic. Born in Vietnam in 1971, he came to the United States as a refugee at age four. He is a Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Read more →
