Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Pultizer-winning ‘Sympathizer’ is Most Readworthy

Rob Neufield reviews The Sympathizer for Citizen-Times. “The Sympathizer,” arcs between the dual implications of being an ally and a spy. Its author, Viet Thanh Nguyen (pronounced Nwin) draws on the ghosted memories of Americans and Vietnamese at war.  And the plot delivers protracted shocks that beckon self-questioning. “I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, […]