The author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is back with his second novel, the expansive, surprisingly humorous The Emperor of Gladness. He talks to GQ about celebrity, public perception, defying ...

In the opening chapter of Ocean Vuong’s new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, we are led deep into the mysterious landscapes of ...

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Author Ocean Vuong talks about his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness. It centers on the unlikely friendship between a 19-year-old college dropout and an 82-year-old with dementia.