He’s a writer who mines his own history to look deeply at broader currents of working-class American life. In his new novel, ...

The book Vuong is trying to make sense of is The Emperor of Gladness, which, to be fair to its author, is sprawling. It ...

Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is a new novel from Ocean Vuong, one of the country’s most admired young writers ...

A title like The Emperor of Gladness conjures images of grandeur, or indeed of a utopian state, writes Conor Hanratty.

Vuong recounts immigrant life and the love, labor and loneliness that living on the fringes of American society often entails ...

Author Ocean Vuong has been breaking boundaries in the literary world with his words and style, something many say is unlike ...

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" ...

Author and poet Ocean Vuong discusses being Oprah’s book club pick of the month and the inspiration behind his new book "The Emperor of Gladness." ...