The ugly American

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First published inThe Ugly American  became a runaway national bestseller for its slashing exposé of American arrogance, incompetence, and corruption in Southeast Asia/5(). The multi-million-copy bestseller that blends truth and fiction in a “devastating indictment of American policy” (New York Times Book Review).A piercing exposé of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American captivated the nation when it was first published in The book introduces readers to an unlikely hero in the titular “ugly American /5().

A piercing exposé of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American captivated the nation when it was first published in The book introduces readers to an unlikely hero in the titular ugly Americanand to the ignorant politicians and arrogant ambassadors who ignore his empathetic and commonsense advice.4/5.

The Ugly The ugly American book The Ugly American, novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, published in A fictionalized account of Americans working in Southeast Asia, the book was notable chiefly for exposing many of the deficiencies in U.S.

foreign-aid policy and for causing a furor in government circles. A piercing exposé of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American captivated the nation when it was first published in The book introduces readers to an unlikely hero in the titular “ugly American”—and to the ignorant politicians and arrogant The ugly American book who ignore his empathetic and commonsense : Norton, W.

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The first edition of the novel was published inand was written by William J. Lederer. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format.

The main characters of this fiction, politics story are. The book has been awarded with, and 4/5. The Ugly American is a novel by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick. Published inthe book is a venomous satire of America’s presence in Southeast Asia three years into the Vietnam War.

Published inthe book is a venomous satire of America’s presence in Southeast Asia three years into the Vietnam War. The Ugly American is an example of a novel that met with only modest commercial success until an effort was made to ban it.

The United States Information Service tried to ban the book’s sale. First published inThe Ugly American became a runaway national bestseller for its slashing exposé of American arrogance, incompetence, and corruption in 4/5(4).

NYTimes - The Ugly American Reviews in the NY Times tend to be lengthy and literary, tracking the book's creation through the development and writing process, with a look at what makes both book and author unique.

A summary is balanced with details on the book's. This book is a fictionally written depiction of America^s failed foreign policy, tactics and blunders in a country depicted as an area similar to Viet Nam. The journalist author was entrenched in the region for several years as the French tried, without success, to exploit the area.

Homer Atkins, the "ugly American" of the book's title, is ugly in physical appearance, not in character. A tough, blunt-spoken man, he is a highly successful retired engineer who is worth $3 million. The U.S. government consults him about building dams and military roads in Southeast Asia, but he insists that what is really needed are things.

Audience Reviews for The Ugly American First, it's "The Quiet American", and then it's "The Ugly American", so one has to wonder what's next in the "American 80%. The Ugly American Summary These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. Neither Lederer's All the Ship's At Sea and Ensign O'T and Me nor Burdick's The Ninth Wave will prepare readers for this powerful and absorbing indictment- through the medium of fiction-of America's role in Southeast Asia.

This is a courageous book for the Book of the Month to use as one in a double selection (the other being Vailland's The Law), for it says a great deal that will. The Ugly American succeeds on three major counts:1) The book is a devastating look at the way the American diplomatic corps presents itself abroad.

It may have been written decades ago, but given recent events and little evidence that anything has changed in the State Department, the lessons are still extremely applicable to this day.5/5(5).

Buy The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick, William J Lederer online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions - starting at $ Shop now. The title character, Homer Atkins, is introduced late in the book. He is "ugly" only in his physical appearance.

Perversely, Atkins embodies the opposite traits from the pejorative traits now popularly associated with the term "Ugly American".

The descriptions of American blundering in Southeast Asia are just too amazing, yet true. The authors explain why the American way of doing things wasn't working, and why the Communist way was. Simple things, like speaking the native language, were just not required, and therefore led to a great deal of problems for the Americans working overseas/5(8).

First published inThe Ugly American  became a runaway national bestseller for its slashing exposé of American arrogance, incompetence, and corruption in Southeast : $Despite efforts at obstructing access to the novel—or, more likely, precise due to those efforts—The Ugly American shot straight to the bestseller list where it remained for the next year and a half, was published in a serialized version by The Saturday Evening Post and was even chosen as a Book of the Month Club selection in October.

The Ugly American of the title is not one of these bunglers, but the book’s hero, a millionaire engineer named Homer Atkins, whose calloused and grease-blackened hands “always reminded him that he.