The Emperor of Gladness



The Emperor of Gladness


The highly anticipated second novel from the critically
acclaimed and bestselling author of On Earth We´re Briefly
Gorgeous. The Emperor of Gladness follows a wayward young
man in New England who, out of sheer chance, becomes the
caretaker for an 82-year-old widow living with dementia.
Hallmarks of Vuong´s writing - formal innovation, syntactic
dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through
tenderness - are on full display in this masterful story of
friendship and how much we´re willing to risk to possess one of
life´s most treasured mercies: a second chance