The Emperor of Gladness
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first heard May 2025
last heard 26 Jan
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Vuong’s 2023 novel about immigrant life in Connecticut
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentMel RobbinsThe Mel Robbins Podcast · This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Your Entir... · 2:54 · 26 Jan
…His newest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, was chosen as Oprah's book club pick and debuted on the New York Times bestseller list.…
Mel RobbinsThe Mel Robbins Podcast · This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Your Entir... · 0:16 · 26 Jan
…Well, that's what happened to me when I read the remarkable bestselling book, The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vaughn.…
Tanya MosleyFresh Air · Ocean Vuong Sees Himself More As A Teacher Than A Writer · 0:18 · Jun 2025
…This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. And today, a conversation with writer and poet Ocean Vuong. His new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is an exploration of working class life and the quiet joys and devastations of caregiving and survival. It's set in the fictional post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, and follows a 19-year-old Vietnamese Ame…
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