Americans on the average do not trust intellectuals, but they are cowed by power and stunned by celebrity.
Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

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Americans on the average do not trust intellectuals, but they are cowed by power and stunned by celebrity.
Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer
Transitions on the Tv show The Sympathizer (2024) Park Chan-wook
Sandra Oh as Sofia Mori in The Sympathizer (2024)
— created by Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar
Time for this week's
International Faceoff!
By anonymous request, we have covers of Viet Thanh Nguyen's award-winning spy novel The Sympathizer, first published in 2015.
Which cover do you prefer?
1. Simpatizer (Serbian, 2017)
2. El simpatizante (Spanish, 2017)
3. O Simpatizante (Portuguese, 2017)
4. The Sympathizer (English, 2019)
5. Der Sympathisant (German, 2017)
6. 동조자 (Korean, 2023)
7. De Sympathisant (Dutch, 2017)
8. 同情者 (Chinese, 2018)
9. シンパサイザー (Japanese, 2017)
10. Съпричастният (Bulgarian, 2023)
Covers are below the cut.
Here are some of 2024’s most anticipated new TV shows featuring Asians on screen. Which show are you looking for?!
📺 THE BROTHERS SUN (@netflix): 1/4 📺 EXPATS (@primevideo): 1/26 📺 MR. AND MRS. SMITH (@primevideo): 2/2 📺 ONE DAY (@Netflix): 2/8 📺 @AVATARNetflix (@netflix): 2/22 📺 @SHOGUNFX (@fxnetworks@hulu): 2/27 📺 3 BODY PROBLEM (@netflix): 3/21 📺 @SYMPATHIZERhbo (@hbo@streamonmax): TBD 📺 THE ACOLYTE (@disneyplus): TBD
*List based on TV shows officially confirmed for 2024. Premiere dates subject to change.
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Hoa Xuande for Behind the Blinds (ph: Sam Ramirez)