Ocean Vuong, author portrait
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Ocean Vuong

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 New York Times bestselling novelS On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and The Emperor of Gladness. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City.
The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club
Time Is a Mother
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Inside the Book: Ocean Vuong (ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS)

Books

The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club
Time Is a Mother
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Media

Inside the Book: Ocean Vuong (ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS)

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