The language Vuong, who made his mark as a poet, made a previous venture into prose with 2019’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.” (No one has better titles than Vuong.) A novel more in name than ...

Ocean Vuong, Author, "The Emperor of Gladness": There's just something connected to the brain with the way the hand moved. Jeffrey Brown: He writes by hand. Ocean Vuong: ...

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

The cover of “The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong shows a silhouette with sunlight behind it. The novel was released May 13 and follows Vuong’s acclaimed 2019 book “On Earth We’re ...

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THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS | By Ocean Vuong | Penguin Press | 416 pp. | $30. Alexandra Jacobs is a Times book critic and occasional features writer. She joined The Times in 2010.

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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Ocean Vuong became a literary star when his first novel, “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” became an international bestseller in 2019. ... “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. advertisement. Read a free excerpt of "The Emperor of Gladness" ...