The emperor of gladness : a novel / Ocean Vuong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vuong, Ocean, 1988- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New England--Fiction.

New England.

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Dementia--Fiction.

Dementia.

Grief--Fiction.

Grief.

Caregivers--Fiction.

Caregivers.

Loneliness--Fiction.

Loneliness.

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

Queer fiction.

Physical Description:

402 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.

Summary:

"A year in the life of a wayward young man in New England who, by chance, becomes the caretaker for an eighty-two-year-old widow living with dementia, powering a story of friendship, loss, and how much we're willing to risk to claim one of life's most treasured mercies: a second chance"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-402).

"Oprah's book club 2025"--Cover.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Keyes Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Vuong, Ocean, 1988- Emperor of gladness

ISBN:

9780593831878

059383187X

OCLC:

1434572815