The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel Aubrey Plaza you are bound by the

you are bound by the Official Secrets Act…

and it’s done in a way that is compassionate and uplifting

Niki lets her food do the talking

And what is that shadow lurking in the background

She’s watching you

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel Aubrey Plaza you are bound by theThe 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