Ocean Vuong On His New Novel ‘The Emperor of Gladness’

13/05/2025 26 min
Ocean Vuong On His New Novel ‘The Emperor of Gladness’

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Episode Synopsis

Ocean Vuong is perhaps best-known for his 2019 novel “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” and deeply intimate poetry collections such as “Night Sky with Exit Wounds” (2016) and “Time Is a Mother” (2022). In his new novel, the Vietnamese-American author tells the story of friendship and acting with kindness even when you’re filled with hopelessness.

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