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Oprah Winfrey

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The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

I can see why that would live with you forever.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

I can see why that would live with you forever.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

I can see why that would live with you forever.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Intimate, personal, vulnerable, that he probably hadn't shared with anyone. With anyone, yeah. So I've heard you say writing is about listening. rather than making. I think that is so fascinating. What is it you're listening for? You say writing is about listening rather than making.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Intimate, personal, vulnerable, that he probably hadn't shared with anyone. With anyone, yeah. So I've heard you say writing is about listening. rather than making. I think that is so fascinating. What is it you're listening for? You say writing is about listening rather than making.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Intimate, personal, vulnerable, that he probably hadn't shared with anyone. With anyone, yeah. So I've heard you say writing is about listening. rather than making. I think that is so fascinating. What is it you're listening for? You say writing is about listening rather than making.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

And that's what this whole story is all about. It means you've watched and observed and... I feel that parts of you are high, but then you're not high. So you are high and not high, right? He's a lot better than me.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

And that's what this whole story is all about. It means you've watched and observed and... I feel that parts of you are high, but then you're not high. So you are high and not high, right? He's a lot better than me.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

And that's what this whole story is all about. It means you've watched and observed and... I feel that parts of you are high, but then you're not high. So you are high and not high, right? He's a lot better than me.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Okay, so I will tell you that I read chapter one sometimes just to soothe myself, particularly in these times. And over Christmas holidays, I was with my chosen family. I've raised these girls since they were 12 years old. And now they're in their 30s. And there were four of us at my house. And we were sitting around a crackling fire. Reading out loud. Chapter one.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Okay, so I will tell you that I read chapter one sometimes just to soothe myself, particularly in these times. And over Christmas holidays, I was with my chosen family. I've raised these girls since they were 12 years old. And now they're in their 30s. And there were four of us at my house. And we were sitting around a crackling fire. Reading out loud. Chapter one.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Okay, so I will tell you that I read chapter one sometimes just to soothe myself, particularly in these times. And over Christmas holidays, I was with my chosen family. I've raised these girls since they were 12 years old. And now they're in their 30s. And there were four of us at my house. And we were sitting around a crackling fire. Reading out loud. Chapter one.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

I mean, when I think of that, I think about the people as teenagers drinking in their father's trucks. And I think, wow, all of that's true. And then time passes and then they're sitting there in the same trucks or different trucks. And there they are with the babies in their arms and they don't even know how they got there. How were you able to able to get that?

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

I mean, when I think of that, I think about the people as teenagers drinking in their father's trucks. And I think, wow, all of that's true. And then time passes and then they're sitting there in the same trucks or different trucks. And there they are with the babies in their arms and they don't even know how they got there. How were you able to able to get that?

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

I mean, when I think of that, I think about the people as teenagers drinking in their father's trucks. And I think, wow, all of that's true. And then time passes and then they're sitting there in the same trucks or different trucks. And there they are with the babies in their arms and they don't even know how they got there. How were you able to able to get that?

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

And then life goes on. Yeah. And you think life goes on just as it was before. Right. Yes. Well, High is a 19-year-old who meets Grazina, an elderly woman who brings hope into High's life against all odds. And she and High form an unlikely friendship. What was your intention in bringing these two characters together?

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

And then life goes on. Yeah. And you think life goes on just as it was before. Right. Yes. Well, High is a 19-year-old who meets Grazina, an elderly woman who brings hope into High's life against all odds. And she and High form an unlikely friendship. What was your intention in bringing these two characters together?

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

And then life goes on. Yeah. And you think life goes on just as it was before. Right. Yes. Well, High is a 19-year-old who meets Grazina, an elderly woman who brings hope into High's life against all odds. And she and High form an unlikely friendship. What was your intention in bringing these two characters together?

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Was there a Grazina in your life? Because you dedicate the book to Grazina. And you say, in memory of Grazina.

The Oprah Podcast
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor Of Gladness" | Oprah's Book Club

Was there a Grazina in your life? Because you dedicate the book to Grazina. And you say, in memory of Grazina.