The sequel to The Sympathizer, which won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide, The Committed tells the story of “the man of two minds” as he comes as a refugee to France and turns his hand to capitalismThe long-awaited follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer, which has sold more than one million copies worldwide, The Committed follows the man of two minds as he arrives in Paris in the early 1980s with his blood brother Bon. The pair try to overcome their pasts and ensure their futures by engaging in capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing.Traumatized by his reeducation at the hands of his former best friend, Man, and struggling to assimilate into French culture, the Sympathizer finds Paris both seductive and disturbing. As he falls in with a group of left-wing intellectuals whom he meets at dinner parties given by his French Vietnamese “aunt,” he finds stimulation for his mind but also customers for his narcotic merchandise. But the new life he is making has perils he has not foreseen, whether the self-torture of addiction, the authoritarianism of a state locked in a colonial mindset, or the seeming paradox of how to reunite his two closest friends whose worldviews put them in absolute opposition. The Sympathizer will need all his wits, resourcefulness, and moral flexibility if he is to prevail.Both highly suspenseful and existential, The Committed is a blistering portrayal of commitment and betrayal that will cement Viet Thanh Nguyens position in the firmament of American letters.
In "The Committed," Viet Thanh Nguyen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Sympathizer," returns with a searing and darkly comic novel about the lives of Vietnamese refugees in postwar America.
The story follows the exploits of a motley crew of Vietnamese immigrants living in Los Angeles in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Led by the charismatic but morally ambiguous Bon, they are united by their shared history and their determination to make a new life for themselves in America. As they navigate the challenges of their new country, they find themselves caught up in a web of crime, violence, and political intrigue.
"The Committed" is a powerful and provocative novel that explores the complexities of the Vietnamese refugee experience. Nguyen's writing is sharp and insightful, and his characters are unforgettable. The novel is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Vietnam or the immigrant experience.
Here are some additional details about the book:
- Genre: Literary fiction, historical fiction, crime fiction
- Publication date: March 10, 2021
- Number of pages: 352
- Awards: Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction
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