THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS - OCEAN VUONG

Libro

Editorial	Jonathan Cape
Edad	Adultos
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Autor	VUONG OCEAN
ISBN	9781787335417
Peso ( kg )	0,2
Tipo	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2025
Formato	Tapa rustica
Sinopsis	THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS The instant New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick. Ocean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive "Stunning... A heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive." -Oprah Winfrey "Magnificent... In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists." -Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times The hardest thing in the world is to live only once One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai's relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink. Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong's writing-formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness-are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life's most fleeting mercies: a second chance. Edad recomendada: Adultos. VUONG OCEAN Ocean Vuong es un poeta, novelista y ensayista vietnamita-estadounidense nacido el 14 de octubre de 1988 en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Es conocido por su estilo lírico y su exploración de temas como la identidad, la familia y el trauma. Su primera novela, En la tierra somos fugazmente grandiosos On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous , publicada en 2019, fue un éxito de crítica y ventas. También ha escrito colecciones de poesía como Night Sky with Exit Wounds y Time Is a Mother. Recientemente, ha publicado su segunda novela, The Emperor of Gladness, que explora la relación entre un joven llamado Hai y una anciana con demencia, abordando temas de suicidio, conexión humana y resiliencia. La obra ha sido seleccionada por Oprah Winfrey para su club de lectura. Vuong ha recibido múltiples premios, incluyendo el T. S. Eliot Prize, el Whiting Award y una beca MacArthur. Actualmente, es profesor en la Universidad de Massachusetts Amherst.
Cantidad de páginas	416
Fecha Ingreso	03-11-2025