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The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction) The taunt story of a double agent who secretly
sympathizes with the Communist forces during the fall of the South Vietnamese government
in 1975. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

?SP ?STYR^ ?SPd .L]]TPO by Tim O’Brien (Literature) Like The Sorrow of War, this is a
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published in 1990.

ATP_YLX 9Zb% , >ZWOTP] =P_`]Y^ by David Lamb (Memoir/Travel Narrative) For a reporter who
once described Vietnam as “a war, not a country”, returning nearly 30 years after the war’s
end as the LA Times bureau chief was a surprise. But Lamb puts his return to good use,
creating a book that deftly interweaves the stories of “then” and “now”.

BSPY 3PLaPY LYO 0L]_S .SLYRPO ;WLNP^ by Le Ly Hayslip (Memoir) The true-life story of a
Vietnamese girl forced into the war (on both sides), where she faced constant danger, near-
starvation, and torture. A riveting, emotional, and brutally honest look at what it takes to
survive a war. The sequel, .STWO ZQ BL] BZXLY ZQ ;PLNP describes the author’s life in America
after the war’s end.

Burma

1TYOTYR 2PZ]RP :]bPWW TY -`]XL by Emma Larkin (Travel Narrative) A journalist travels the
country in search of another young writer—the brilliant George Orwell, author of Animal Farm
and 1984—who lived in Burma during the 1920s. If you enjoy this book, or just like Orwell in
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British India.

1WLXP ?]PP , 9ZaPW ZQ 8ZOP]Y -`]XL by Keith Dahlberg (Literature) George, a quiet and
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dictator and a group of rebel—in an attempt to save his wife, who is being held hostage.

1]PPOZX Q]ZX 1PL] by Aung San Suu Kyi (Memoir/Political Commentary) A collection of
speeches, letters, and essays from Aung San Suu Kyi, a human rights activist and winner of the
1991 Nobel Peace Prize who was repeatedly arrested by the Burmese government for her work.
If you are interested in Ms. Kyi, a good biography of her remarkable life is ?SP 7LOd% ,`YR >LY
Suu Kyi by Barbara Victor.
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An exciting and action-packed memoir about the author’s experiences in Burma during the
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Malaysia

0aPYTYR T^ _SP BSZWP /Ld by Preeta Samarasan (Fiction) This debut novel follows six-year-old
Aasha as she navigates the loss of people around her—including the mysterious dismissal of a
family servant.

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