Ocean Vuong said he wrote the first draft of his bestselling novel by hand — and in a closet. It was the only quiet space in his home. “It was perfect. … I cleared out the closet. I put a lamp in ...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Diversity Equity Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) Collection DSI "Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a ...

In a moving new narrative, Ocean Vuong redefines what it means to write an American novel. The follow-up to his first prose endeavor – the heralded 2019 novel “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” – “The ...

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author Ocean Vuong reflects on what his mother taught him about storytelling. Every week, a ...

Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia. Follow the [train] tracks till they fork off and sink into a ...

Few writers can command a stage like Ocean Vuong. He is soft-­spoken but intense, dramatic yet understated, distant as well as intimate. His persona as a speaker and performer seems organically ...