interview Ocean Vuong The Emperor of Gladness

In conversation with Observer, the MacArthur fellow and bestselling novelist reflects on metaphor, class and truth.

An angled book cover for Ocean Vuong’s novel The Emperor of Gladness appears beside a tilted black-and-white portrait of the author wearing glasses and a baseball cap.

interview Ocean Vuong The Emperor of Gladness

interview Ocean Vuong The Emperor of Gladness