{"product_id":"the-emperor-of-gladness-ocean-vuong","title":"The Emperor of Gladness (Ocean Vuong)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollege dropout Hai doesn't know how to face the future until a chance meeting with elderly widow Grazina changes his life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'HEARTBREAKING' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BEAUTIFUL' \u003c\/b\u003eOprah Winfrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'DRAMATIC AND VIVID' \u003c\/b\u003eColm Tóibín\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne late summer evening in the town of East Gladness, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom this moment, his second chance begins. Over the course of the year, Hai's story takes new and unexpected turns, as his life-altering bond with Grazina transforms his relationship to the community, his family and, most powerfully of all, to himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eTHE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Read it slowly. Let it wreck you. Then read it again' \u003cbr\u003e'I feel like I lost part of my soul to this book' \u003cbr\u003e'I would give it 6 stars if I could' \u003cbr\u003e'Sad and funny, devastating and quietly celebratory' \u003cbr\u003e'A masterwork of compassion and complexity' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An ode to the little acts of kindness that help us heal' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful writing' \u003c\/b\u003eMadonna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'His most vivid, ambitious work yet' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredible' \u003c\/b\u003eBjörk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The first millennial Great American Novel' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtReview\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOcean Vuong\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections \u003ci\u003eNight Sky with Exit Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime Is a Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the MacArthur 'Genius Grant' and the American Book Award, he was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 416 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65762850177373,"sku":"K010046369","price":10.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1004636900001A.jpg?v=1788250158","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-emperor-of-gladness-ocean-vuong","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}