The Emperor Of Gladness - Ocean Vuong

The Instant Sunday Times Bestsellerheartbreaking, Heartwarming Yet Unsentimental, And Savagely Comic' Guardiansome Of The Most Beautiful Writing Ive Experienced In My Lifetime' Oprah Winfreyreaders Are Obsessed With The Emperor Of Gladness:'read It Slowly. Let It Wreck You. Then Read It Again''i Feel Like I Lost Part Of My Soul To This Book''i Would Give It 6 Stars If I Could''sad And Funny, Devastating And Quietly Celebratory''a Masterwork Of Compassion And Complexitycollege Dropout Hai Doesnt Know How To Face The Future Until A Chance Meeting With Elderly Widow Grazina Changes His Life.one Summer Evening In The Town Of East Gladness, Connecticut, Nineteen-year-old Hai Stands On A Bridge, Ready To Jump, When He Hears Someone Shout Across The River.