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The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer that depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia. The book caused a sensation in diplomatic circles and had major political implications. The Peace Corps was established during the Kennedy administration partly as a result of the book. The bestseller has remained continuously in print and is one of the most influential American political novels. It has been called an "iconic Cold War text."

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  • Der häßliche Amerikaner (de)
  • The Ugly American (in)
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  • Der häßliche Amerikaner (amerikanischer Originaltitel: The Ugly American) ist ein 1958 in den Vereinigten Staaten erschienener politischer Roman von Eugene Burdick und William Lederer. 1963 wurde er mit Marlon Brando verfilmt. Der Roman wurde in den USA ein Bestseller und steht dort bis heute auf der Backlist des Verlags W. W. Norton & Company. Das Buch gilt als Schlüsselroman, der in einem fiktiven Szenario die Erfahrungen der Amerikaner in Südostasien (Vietnam) allgemein und mehrere reale Personen im Speziellen darstellt. (de)
  • The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer that depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia. The book caused a sensation in diplomatic circles and had major political implications. The Peace Corps was established during the Kennedy administration partly as a result of the book. The bestseller has remained continuously in print and is one of the most influential American political novels. It has been called an "iconic Cold War text." (en)
  • The Ugly American adalah judul sebuah novel politik tahun 1958 karya dan . Novel ini menjadi (laris), berpengaruh pada saat itu, dan masih diterbitkan hingga sekarang. Novel iini menggambarkan bagaimana Amerika Serikat mengalami kekalahan dalam perjuangannya melawan komunisme—yang belakangan disebut sebagai pertempuran memperebutkan hati dan pikiran—di Asia Tenggara, karena kesombongan dan kegagalannya untuk memahami budaya setempat. Seorang pahlawan lain dari buku ini, Kolonel Hillandale, tampaknya menyerupai Letjen. Angkatan Udara AS Edward Lansdale, seorang pakar . (in)
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