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Author

Ocean Vuong

b. October 14, 1988 · United States

Poet, Writer, Essayist, University teacher

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Titles on list

3

Total weeks

15

Peak rank

#2

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Biography

Born
October 14, 1988 · Ho Chi Minh City
Nationality
United States
Gender
Male
Languages
English, Vietnamese
Education
Brooklyn College, Glastonbury High School, New York University

Awards & Honours

  • 2013Chad Walsh Poetry Prize
  • 2016Whiting Awards
  • 2019MacArthur Fellows Program
  • Kundiman Fellowship
  • T. S. Eliot Prize

On the Bestseller Lists

3 titles

THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS
Ocean Vuong
Cover of THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS

THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS

#2 · 7 wks

TIME IS A MOTHER
Ocean Vuong
Cover of TIME IS A MOTHER

TIME IS A MOTHER

#3 · 2 wks

ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS
Ocean Vuong
Cover of ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS

ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS

#6 · 6 wks

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).