Vietnamese American novelist and poet Ocean Vuong builds moments of tenderness and heartache that flow among his characters ...

In his debut novel, Ocean Vuong took pains to be illegible, then blamed the reader for reading. In his new book, he is ...

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

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 ...

It was there, among the hustle and bustle of serving customers from all walks of life, and his interactions with his ...

Ocean Vuong, award-winning author of "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" (2019) returns with an achingly beautiful novel about ...