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The emperor of gladness [electronic resource] : a novel / Ocean Vuong.

By: Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2025Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780593831885
  • 0593831888
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Emperor of gladnessDDC classification:
  • 813/.6 23/eng/20240517
LOC classification:
  • PS3622.U96
Online resources: 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.
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"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.

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Patron comment on 04/02/2026

One of the most devastating yet beautiful books I have ever read.

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