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Podcast: Otherppl with Brad Listi
Episode: 965. Ocean Vuong
Description: Ocean Vuong is the author of the novel The Emperor of Gladness, available from Penguin Press.
Ocean's other books include the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth Weâre Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he used to work as a fast-food server, which inspired The Emperor of Gladness. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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