Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS and TIME IS A MOTHER, as well as the novels ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS and THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he used to work as a fast-food server, which inspired THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.

Books by Ocean Vuong

The Emperor of Gladness

by Ocean Vuong - Fiction

Ocean Vuong returns with a big-hearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.