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title: "The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel"
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# The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel

**Brand:** ocean vuong
**Price:** AR$71578
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- **What is this?** The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel by ocean vuong
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The instant New York Times bestseller • Oprah’s Book Club Pick • Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME
, The New Yorker
, Harper's Bazaar
, USA Today
, NPR, People
, Christian Science Monitor
, Scientific American, and Kirkus Reviews • Winner of the Nautilus Book Award • Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
“Stunning . . . A heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive.” —Oprah Winfrey
Ocean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive
The hardest thing in the world is to live only once
…
One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink.
Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong’s writing—formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness—are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Dimensions | 6.13 x 1.03 x 9.25 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 059383187X |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0593831878 |
| Item Weight | 1.5 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 416 pages |
| Publication Date | May 13, 2025 |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |

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