Literary Fiction
A poignant collection of stories exploring Vietnamese refugee experiences, identity, and trauma.
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A poignant collection of stories exploring Vietnamese refugee experiences, identity, and trauma.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Sympathizer was one of the most widely and highly praised novels of 2015, the winner not only of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, but also the Center for Fiction Debut Novel Prize, the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, the ALA Carnegie Medal for Fiction, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the California Book Award for First Fiction. Nguyen's next fiction book, The Refugees , is a collection of perfectly formed stories written over a period of twenty ...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Some stories depict sexual acts with moderate detail; not pervasive. Depictions of rape and sexual violence; significant in some stories.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence including murder, knife attacks, and plane crashes; graphic at times.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief mentions of LGBTQIA+ characters; not central to the narrative.
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical themes present.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong themes of immigration, cultural identity, and societal precarity in America.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Themes of trauma, loss, and systemic suffering among refugees; central to narratives. Depictions of rape and sexual violence; significant in some stories.
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