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Library Book Club: The Sympathizer

Library Book Club: The Sympathizer

All times listed in Central Time.

Join us for a presentation by Dr. Vince Gaddis followed by a group book discussion of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

10 copies of the book will be available for checkout at the Kindlon 3rd Floor Research Center beginning one month before the discussion date.

About the Book: “It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. 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. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong. The Sympathizer is the story of this captain: a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America, but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause. A gripping spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.” (Source: Amazon)

Open to students, faculty, and staff.

Date:
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Kindlon 311 (Library Conference Room)
Campus:
Lisle
Categories:
Book Club
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