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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 capitalism
The 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 Nguyen’s position in the firmament of American letters.
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ASIN : 0802157076
Publisher : Grove Press
Publication date : March 29, 2022
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0670082546
ISBN-13 : 978-0670082544
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
Book 2 of 2 : The Sympathizer
Best Sellers Rank: #71,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #76 in City Life Fiction (Books) #252 in Espionage Thrillers (Books) #2,695 in Literary Fiction (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 2,861 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
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Customers find this book entertaining and dense with insightful prose, praising its great authorship and character study. Moreover, the pacing is incredibly moving, with one customer noting how it provides an outstanding look at a difficult period of history. Additionally, they appreciate the philosophical content, with one review highlighting how philosophy and violence are brought together within aplomb. However, the story quality receives mixed reactions, with some finding it totally engrossing while others note that the plot often loses pace.
