The Emperor Of Gladness 2 JULY26 and occasional oddities

and occasional oddities

' Max Porter

she’s forced back into the hunt for answers—and into an uneasy alliance she never expected

they have received a wide range of hands from around the world

or curl up with it at home and dream about your next journey

The Emperor Of Gladness 2 JULY26 and occasional odditiesIn The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, a tender, clear eyed work of contemporary literary fiction, one impulsive moment becomes the start of an unexpected new life. Set in the small town of East Gladness, its a novel about found family, survival, and the quiet courage it takes to keep going. Nineteen year old Hai is poised on a bridge late one summer evening when a voice calls out across the river. It belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow with her