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Ocean Vuong's Latest Book

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  • Bibliography:
    2 Books
  • First Book:
    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (June 2019)
  • Last Book:
    The Emperor of Gladness (May 2025)
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  • “The Emperor of Gladness is a poetic, dramatic and vivid story. Epic in its sweep, the novel also handles intimacy and love with delicacy and deep originality. Hai and Grazina are taken from the margins of American life by Ocean Vuong and, by dint ...



  • Poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Do...




Award-Winning Books by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
2019 Foyles Book of the Year -- Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ocean Vuong has published 2 books.

Ocean Vuong does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Emperor of Gladness, was published in May 2025.

The first book by Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, was published in June 2019.

No. Ocean Vuong does not write books in series.