Everything you need to understand or teach The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong.
In Ocean Vuong's novel The Emperor of Gladness, 19-year-old Hai is prepared to jump off a bridge and die by suicide when an elderly woman named Grazina comes to his rescue. The unlikely friendship that results between Hai and Grazina ushers Hai toward change and growth. Written from the third-person point of view, the novel explores identity, loss and grief, the influence of the past on the present, meaning and purpose, and second chances.
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