A Crime of Dispassion: ‘The Sympathizer’

Henri Lipton of ZYZZYVA literary journal reviews The Sympathizer. In schools throughout the country, American children and teenagers tend to learn about the Vietman War—and by extension, the country of Vietnam—through the prism of U.S. culture. This is not merely to reaffirm that entrenched ideas and predilections form our understanding of historical events, but also […]