The Emperor of Gladness
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Ocean Vuong, author of 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous', is one of the most celebrated and influential writers of his generation.
Ocean Vuong, author of 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous', is one of the most celebrated and influential writers of his generation.
His lyricism and emotional clarity have redefined contemporary literature.In 'The Emperor of Gladness', he returns with a delicate, devastating masterpiece - a tender reckoning with the quiet violence of ordinary life.
Set in a small Connecticut town, it follows an unlikely friendship between a young man and an elderly widow, and the fragile, fierce bonds that hold them together.
A luminous exploration of chosen family, unexpected love and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.Vuong is in conversation with poet and author of 'Kumukanda' and 'A Blood Condition', Kayo Chingonyi.
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