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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.
- William J. Lederer, Eugene Burdick
- 1958
The Ugly American is a 1963 American adventure film directed by George Englund, written by Stewart Stern, and starring Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt, Reiko Sato, and Arthur Hill.
The Ugly American: Directed by George Englund. With Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle. An ambitious American scholar becomes the ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing.
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- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- George Englund
- 1963-08-01
A piercing exposé of American incompetence and corruption in Southeast Asia, The Ugly American captivated the nation when it was first published in 1958. The book introduces readers to an unlikely hero in the titular “ugly American”—and to the ignorant politicians and arrogant ambassadors who ignore his empathetic and commonsense advice.
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- Paperback
On an American press tour, a Burmese journalist named Ruth Jyoti criticizes an American diplomat, Joe Bing, whom all Americans love for his boisterous and extravagant personality, but whom Asians find extremely boorish and insensitive. Jyoti thinks Bing is typical of most American diplomats.
Jul 10, 2009 · The endurance of “The Ugly American” may say less about its literary merits than about its failure to alter attitudes.
The Ugly American, novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, published in 1958. 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.
