The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel by Ocean Vuong Andrews McMeel Publishing accompanied only by her four

accompanied only by her four precious dogs: Bucket

and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close…

” showing that jailhouse politics aren’t that different from the PTA meetings she used to attend

The lyrical text is complemented by sumptuously detailed illustrations

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel by Ocean Vuong Andrews McMeel Publishing accompanied only by her fourThe Emperor of Gladness is a poetic, dramatic and vivid story. Epic in its sweep, the novel also handles intimacy and love with delicacy and deep originality. Hai and Grazina are taken from the margins of American life by Ocean Vuong and, by dint of great sympathy and imaginative genius, placed at the very center of our world. Colm Tibn, author of Long Island and Brooklyn A masterwork. Bryan Washington, author of Palaver and Family Meal Ocean Vuong