Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019.

Now, with the release of his second novel, “The Emperor of Gladness,” Vuong raised a whole town from the realm of memory. The ...

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019.

Novelist Ocean Vuong is one of the most celebrated authors of his generation. He's won a MacArthur "Genius" Grant, and his latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is a pick for the Oprah Winfrey ...

Poet and novelist Ocean Vuong joins us to discuss his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness.Set in a fictional small town in Connecticut, it follows a 19-year-old grappling with addiction and despair ...

Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor of Gladness is not a story of triumph. The 402-page novel, as a work of art, is a triumph, but Vuong permits his characters to not be more than they are — to be damned but ...

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

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