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The emperor of gladness a novel [LP]

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces h...

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Main Author: Vuong, Ocean, 1988- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2025.
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Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Dementia > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Caregivers > Fiction.
Loneliness > Fiction.
New England > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Queer fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to alter Hai's relationship to himself, his family, and a community at the brink.
Item Description:"Oprah's book club 2025" -- Cover.
Physical Description:pages (large print) ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9798217082551
Author Notes:Ocean Vuong is the author of 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 We're Briefly Gorgeous . A recipient of the American Book Award and the MacArthur "Genius Grant," he has also worked as a line cook, tobacco harvester, nursing home volunteer, and fast-food server, the latter becoming inspiration for The Emperor of Gladness. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.

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