The Emperor of GladnessAuthor: Vuong, Ocean Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 15 May 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Jonathan Cape Ltd) in the United Kingdom. Hardback 416 pages 165 x 243 x 39 634g THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHeartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time' GuardianSome of the most beautiful writing Ive experienced in my lifetime OPRAH WINFREYREADERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE EMPEROR OF

once their closest friend

including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze

all he hears is her terrified scream before the phone cuts off

as a child

His thirty-five-year career has been characterised by fearlessness and ruthless ambition

An absolute must read

with performances from the finest composers in the land

she must also decide who - if anyone - she can trust

I Love Little Pussy

to correspondence with patrons and associates

A huge pot of purple paint

A perfect potion of magic and mischief