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The Sympathizer
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The Quiet American
by Graham Greene (101)
★3.90(94 ratings)
This novel is a study of New World hope and innocence set in an Old World of violence. The scene is Saigon in the violent years when the French were desperately trying to hold their footing in the Far East. The principal characters are a skeptical British journalist, his attractive Vietnamese mistress, and an eager young American sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission.
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
by John le Carré (1963)
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Dispatches
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Like 'The Quiet American', this captures the chaotic and often disillusioning reality of the Vietnam War.
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The Power and the Glory
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Shares 'The Quiet American's' exploration of morality and flawed characters in challenging settings.
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