At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. Winner, 2016 Pulitizer Prize Winner, 2016 Edgar Award A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties. On September 13, 15, I met with library workers to discuss The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This post today is going to be like all of my other Book Discussion Reports except, instead of reporting on 1 book discussion, I am going to compile the notes from all three discussions into one report. The details, handouts and slides for those programs can be found here. During the middle of September, my local library system, RAILS, sent me on tour to both train the book club leaders of Northern IL and facilitate a book discussion with them.
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