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Ocean Vuong

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 novels On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and The Emperor of Gladness. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City.

The Emperor of Gladness

A Novel

Ocean Vuong

Paperback

Jul 14, 2026

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

Paperback

Jun 06, 2023

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

A Novel

Ocean Vuong

Paperback

Jun 01, 2021

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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King Philip High School
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Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Thu Jul 16 | 06:00 PM
Dillard University
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New Orleans, LA 70122
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Spalding University's Columbia Gym Auditorium
824 S. 4th Street
Louisville, KY 40203
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Westerville North High School Auditorium
950 County Line Rd
Westerville, OH 43081
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Sun Jul 19 | 02:00 PM
The Artcraft Theatre
57 N Main Street
Franklin, IN 46131
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Mon Jul 20 | 06:30 PM
Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Tue Jul 21 | 07:00 PM
Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214
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Thu Jul 23 | 07:30 PM
Town Hall Seattle Great Hall
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
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Inside the Book: Ocean Vuong (ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS)

Books

The Emperor of Gladness

A Novel

Ocean Vuong

Paperback

Jul 14, 2026

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

Paperback

Jun 06, 2023

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

A Novel

Ocean Vuong

Paperback

Jun 01, 2021

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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