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Podcast: Otherppl with Brad Listi
Episode: REPLAY: Ocean Vuong
Description: â Ocean Vuongâ  is the author of the novel â The Emperor of Gladnessâ , 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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