num_pages: 256
description: Political scientist Sydney Parade becomes part of a foreign-aid operation in Saigon. Before he arrives, some Frenchmen and Americans reveal to him the unsettling depths about the Vietnam conflict. Once in Saigon, the Vietnamese complicate matters by adding another dimension to the discord. Abridged.
language: English
title: A Dangerous Friend
titlecomplete: A Dangerous Friend
characters: Sydney Parade
genres: Asian Literature, Historical, Fiction, Historical Fiction, American
ratings_count: 276
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: James Fenimore Cooper Prize
publisher: Mariner Books