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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:A Dangerous Friendby Ward Just
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Ward Just's twelfth novel penetrates deeply into America's role in the world. Set in Indochina in 1965, A DANGEROUS FRIEND tells a story of "the devolution of an innocent American crusading for democracy" (VANITY FAIR), a man living the conflict of so many Americans caught in a political and spiritual crossfire. Sydney Parade, a political scientist, has left home and family in an effort to become part of something larger than himself, a foreign-aid operation in Saigon. Even before he arrives, he encounters people who reveal to him the unsettling depths of a conflict he thought he understood, and in Saigon the Vietnamese add yet another dimension. This "fabulous, tense and dramatic" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) narrative needs neither combat nor bloodshed to tell its tale. A DANGEROUS FRIEND is the beautifully constructed story of civilians who want to reform Vietnam — but the Vietnam they see isn't the Vietnam that is. Review:"Spectacular . . . Truly visionary." Review:"A powerful story beautifully told." Review:"Emotionally wrenching and always beautifully observant, this is a work in the Graham Greene tradition." Synopsis:A major novel by the author of "Echo House", set in Indochina in 1965. Sydney Parade, a trained political scientist, runs away to Saigon in an effort to become something larger than himself--and begins--but only begins--to understand something of the complexities of Western survival in the Third World. About the AuthorWard Just is the author of thirteen acclaimed novels, including the National Book Award finalist Echo House. He recently held a Berlin Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in Berlin. He lives on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Table of ContentsThe Effort 1 The Family Armand 13 A Child in Such a Milieu 37 Dacy 56 Getting Used to It 74 A Shooting in the Market 98 Assimilate or Disperse 118 Big Dumb Blond 140 Plantation Louvet 165 The Life of the Mind 185 Pablo's Hat 208 The Arsenal of Democracy 235 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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