Vuong is so committed to his notion of transcendent pseudo-lyric prose that he doesn’t even tell us what animal he means us ...

Our mother’s body, according to our Buddhist custom, was to stay in place until dawn, undisturbed. My relatives took turns ...

Ocean Vuong’s newest novel 'Emperor of Gladness' reminds us that human connection is the greatest universal truth.

Ocean Vuong talks about his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, then Maureen Corrigan has a review of the book. Okatsuka is ...

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

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... After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote ...

Ocean Vuong’s new novel, “The Emperor of Gladness” (Penguin Press) is moving on a number of levels. It has characters you think about when you’re away from them. The writing is exemplary. New England ...

Ocean Vuong became a literary star when his first novel, “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” turned into an international bestseller in 2019. The author just launched his much-awaited ...

In his new novel, Ocean Vuong crafts a narrative that weaves together themes of grief, healing and resilience. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with Vuong to discuss "The Emperor ...

Author Ocean Vuong answered the phone and the last person he expected to be on the other end of the line was Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey chose Vuong's latest book, "The Emperor of Gladness," to be the ...