The emperor of gladness : a novel /

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces h...

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Main Author:	Vuong, Ocean, 1988- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
Subjects:	Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Dementia > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Caregivers > Fiction. Loneliness > Fiction. New England > Fiction. Démence > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Chagrin > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Aidants naturels > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Solitude > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Nouvelle-Angleterre > Romans, nouvelles, etc. Widows > Fiction. Psychological fiction. Queer fiction. Novels.