“The Emperor of Gladness” (out now from Penguin Random House) is the Oprah book club pick for May. It’s Vuong’s second novel, having previously published “On Earth We’re Briefly ...

Ethel Kennedy A giant sculpture of Gandalf riding an eagle departs New Zealand airport for good Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has chosen Vuong’s “The Emperor of Gladness,” in which the ...

Ocean Vuong's New Novel, 'The Emperor of Gladness,' Is Winfrey's Latest Book Club Pick NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick is a new novel from Ocean Vuong, one of the country's ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is a new novel from Ocean Vuong, one of the country’s most admired young writers. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has chosen Vuong ...

In Vuong’s second novel The Emperor of Gladness, the Vietnamese-American masterfully tells the story of friendship and the human ability to act with kindness toward others even when you’re ...

At Augustus’ request, Tiberius fought side by side with his younger brother, Nero Claudius Drusus (not to be confused with Nero, the infamous emperor). In a single summer campaign, the brothers ...

Winfrey announced Tuesday that she has chosen Vuong’s “The Emperor of Gladness,” in which the Vietnamese American author tells of the bond between a suicidal teen and an elderly widow with ...

A title like The Emperor of Gladness conjures images of grandeur, or indeed of a utopian state, writes Conor Hanratty. In fact, Ocean Vuong's new novel is set in East Gladness, a fictionalised ...