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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 novels On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and The Emperor of Gladness. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he used to work as a fast-food server, which inspired The Emperor of Gladness. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.
The Emperor of Gladness
The Emperor of Gladness
A Novel
Ocean Vuong
9780593831878
Hardcover
Time Is a Mother
Time Is a Mother
Ocean Vuong
9780593300251
Paperback
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
A Novel
Ocean Vuong
9780525562047
Paperback

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

Books

The Emperor of Gladness
The Emperor of Gladness
A Novel
Ocean Vuong
9780593831878
Hardcover
Time Is a Mother
Time Is a Mother
Ocean Vuong
9780593300251
Paperback
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
A Novel
Ocean Vuong
9780525562047
Paperback

Events

Tue May 13 | 07:00 PM
Foundation Building
7 E. 7th Street
New York, NY 10003
Google Map

Wed May 14 | 07:30 PM
St. Joseph's University
245 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Google Map

Thu May 15 | 07:00 PM
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
2125 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Google Map

Fri May 16 | 07:00 PM
First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Google Map

Sat May 17 | 07:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Madison
26 Meeting House Lane
Madison, CT 06443
Google Map

Sun May 18 | 05:30 PM
Nashville Public Library
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219
Google Map

Mon May 19 | 07:00 PM
Sixth & I
600 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Google Map

Tue May 20 | 07:00 PM
Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Google Map

Wed May 21 | 07:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium
915 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Google Map

Thu May 22 | 07:00 PM
Athenaeum Theatre
2936 N. Southport
Chicago, IL 60657
Google Map

Tue May 27 | 07:00 PM
Christ Church Cathedral
1117 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
Google Map

Wed May 28 | 07:00 PM
Distribution Hall
1500 East 4th Street
Austin, TX 78702
Google Map

Thu May 29 | 07:00 PM
JACCC Aratani Theater
244 San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Google Map

Fri May 30 | 07:00 PM
Calvary Presbyterian Church
2515 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Google Map

Sat May 31 | 06:00 PM
BOOK PASSAGE
51 TAMAL VISTA BLVD
CORTE MADERA, CA 94925-1145
Google Map

Sun Jun 01 | 07:30 PM
Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
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Thu Jun 12
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Tue Jul 01 | 07:00 PM
Academy of Music Theatre
274 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
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Inside the Book: Ocean Vuong (ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS)

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