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Author and poet Ocean Vuong discusses being Oprah’s book club pick of the month and the inspiration behind his new book "The ...
Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is a new novel from Ocean Vuong, one of the country’s most admired young writers.
Oprah Winfrey's new pick for her book club is a buzzy new novel from a poet. Here's why she chose "The Emperor of Gladness" ...
After several popular books of poetry and one novel, Ocean Vuong’s new book is “The Emperor of Gladness.” Credit...Gioncarlo Valentine Fiction A college dropout becomes caretaker to a ...
Ocean Vuong’s magnificent and melancholy second novel, “The Emperor of Gladness,” is both ode and reproach. It pays tribute to the human ability to act with kindness toward others even when ...
Vuong recounts immigrant life and the love, labor and loneliness that living on the fringes of American society often entails ...
Ocean Vuong’s longtime partner is a former lawyer he met during a brief eight-week stint at business school. Learn all about ...
Before Ocean Vuong became the notable name in literature ... that Vuong found inspiration for his latest novel The Emperor of Gladness, which is a coming of age story about Hai, a 19-year-old ...