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Read a free excerpt of "The Emperor of Gladness"
Oprah Winfrey revealed "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong as her latest book club selection on "CBS Mornings" on May 13 ...
In Ocean Vuong’s melancholy ‘Emperor of Gladness,’ happiness is elusive and the American Dream out of reach
Ocean Vuong, a Vietnamese refugee who grew up in Connecticut, set his latest novel in the state, penning a poetic tale about ...
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‘The Emperor of Gladness’ walks a tightrope between despair and hope
Vietnamese American novelist and poet Ocean Vuong builds moments of tenderness and heartache that flow among his characters ...
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Ocean Vuong’s New Novel Examines Life in the Outskirts
In the opening chapter of Ocean Vuong’s new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, we are led deep into the mysterious landscapes of ...
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Ocean Vuong’s Great Millennial Novel
Where Vuong’s 2019 debut, ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’, often felt overwrought and too writerly, his latest is firmly ...
Winfrey called the poet and novelist “one of America’s greatest treasures.”
A new novel from acclaimed poet and Massachusetts resident Ocean Vuong is earning high praise from Oprah Winfrey.
The Romance of Being Unreadable
In his debut novel, Ocean Vuong took pains to be illegible, then blamed the reader for reading. In his new book, he is ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN5d
New release: Loss, hope and life's second chances on display in novel 'The Emperor of Gladness'
Ocean Vuong, award-winning author of "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" (2019) returns with an achingly beautiful novel about ...