Ocean Vuong, a Vietnamese refugee who grew up in Connecticut, set his latest novel in the state, penning a poetic tale about ...

Hai is 19 and suicidal. Grazina is 81 and living alone with dementia. She strikes a deal to house him in exchange for his help as a kind of live-in nurse.

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

Now, with the release of his second novel, “The Emperor of Gladness,” Vuong raised a whole town from the realm of memory. The ...

Vuong’s second foray into fiction represents a stylistic departure from his debut, more traditional in its structure and ...

Oprah Winfrey revealed "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong as her latest book club selection on "CBS Mornings" on May 13 ...

In a moving new narrative, Ocean Vuong redefines what it means to write an American novel. The follow-up to his first prose ...

Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with ...

“The Emperor of Gladness” (out now from Penguin Random House) is the Oprah book club pick for May. It’s Vuong’s second novel, having previously published “On Earth We’re Briefly ...

Oprah Winfrey reveals her newest selection on "CBS Mornings," praising Ocean Vuong's novel for its lyrical beauty and emotional power.

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" ...

The Emperor of Gladness, like its predecessor, explores what Vuong has called in a recent interview, "the loneliness of class movement." Sprawling where its predecessor was compact, The Emperor of ...