The Emperor of Gladness: A masterful story of friendship from the Sunday Times bestselling author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongA masterful story of friendship and how much we're willing to risk to possess one of life's most treasured mercies a second chance THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION Ocean Vuong returns with a big hearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive One late summer evening in the post industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen year old Hai stands on the edge of a