The Emperor of Gladness The unforgettable Sunday Times bestseller from the author of TikTok sensation On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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32531
Erscheinungsdatum
15.05.2025
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Vintage PublishingSeitenzahl
416 (Printausgabe)
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Englisch
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9781529945867
This summer, discover Ocean Vuong's bighearted and vibrant story of unexpected friendship, chosen family and embracing second chances.
'HEARTBREAKING' Guardian
'BEAUTIFUL' Oprah Winfrey
'DRAMATIC AND VIVID' Colm Tóibín
One late summer evening in the town of East Gladness, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow.
From this moment, his second chance begins. Over the course of the year, Hai's story takes new and unexpected turns, as his life-altering bond with Grazina transforms his relationship to the community, his family and, most powerfully of all, to himself.
READERS LOVE 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 complexity'
'An ode to the little acts of kindness that help us heal' Harper's Bazaar
'Beautiful writing' Madonna
'His most vivid, ambitious work yet' Dazed
'Incredible' Björk
'The first millennial Great American Novel' ArtReview
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Beautiful, sad and at times unexpectedly funny
Like I expected, I loved this book. Ocean Voung is a poet and you can feel it on every page. He describes the characters and scenes with such tenderness that makes my heart ache. You can tell by the sincerity of his writing, that he explores topics that he cares about deeply and some had experienced himself. It makes me wish that everyone could see the world with all its mundanity in such a magical light and with so much kindness in their heart. This book was also unexpectedly funny in a really absurd way. Thankfully, because the characters also struggle with many serious and sad issues: addiction, poverty, trauma, war, … but the atmosphere is also hopeful. They are clinging onto their dreams and each other, in the form of a little found family. The Friendship between Hai and Grazina is heartwarming and beautiful, but like everything in this book has its sad moments. Her declining health and dementia. The Emperor of Gladness is not a plot driven book it shines through poetic writing and a cast of beautiful characters, that will stay with me for a long time.
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