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The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #5

Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 100 Editors’ Picks #16

Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of 2015: Fiction #1

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 #6

Library Journal Best Books 2015: The Top Ten #1

2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Winner

Book Description

A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties.

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（扣人心弦的） 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.

Viet Thanh Nguyen Award Statistics

Major Prize Nominations(提名) 3

Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize 1

Pulitzer Prize Wins 1(The Sympathizer)

PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0

PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 1 (The Sympathizer)

【1】In what kind of honor was the book ranked highest?

A. Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 10 Literature & Fiction

B. Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 100 Editors’ Picks

C. New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015

D. Library Journal Best Books 2015: The Top Ten

【2】Who does “a man of two minds” in the text refer to ?

A. The captain mentioned.

B. The general mentioned.

C. Viet Thanh Nguyen.

D. The captain’s mother.

【3】What can be learned about the book The Sympathizer?

A. It belongs to a science fiction.

B. It is set in the Vietnam War.

C. It is no more than a loving story.

D. It won PEN/Faulkner Award once.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了小說The Sympathizer 的內(nèi)容，獲獎(jiǎng)情況和對文學(xué)的影響。

【1】D 細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)文章開頭Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #5；Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 100 Editors’ Picks #16；New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 #6；Library Journal Best Books 2015: The Top Ten #1這四項(xiàng)進(jìn)行比較可知，D項(xiàng)排名最高，故選D。

【2】A 細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties. 和The Sympathizer is the story of this captain可知，小說的主人公就是this captain本人，故選A。

【3】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段A gripping（扣人心弦的）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.可知，這部作品是間諜小說，以越南戰(zhàn)爭為背景，不僅僅是愛情小說。根據(jù)PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0可知，D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。故選B。

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