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Literature · 2015

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

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The Sympathizer
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A communist spy in the South Vietnamese army escapes to America. War, identity, and double consciousness.

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A communist spy in the South Vietnamese army escapes to America. War, identity, and double consciousness.

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A communist spy in the South Vietnamese army escapes to America. War, identity, and double consciousness.

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