EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 57 MIN
Ocean Vuong
from ÁCCENTED · host Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
Award-winning writer Ocean Vuong converses with Pulitzer Prize-winning host Viet Thanh Nguyen.ABOUT THE GUESTOcean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he used to work as a fast-food server, which inspired The Emperor of Gladness. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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Award-winning writer Ocean Vuong converses with Pulitzer Prize-winning host Viet Thanh Nguyen.ABOUT THE GUESTOcean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award, he used to work as a fast-food server, which inspired The Emperor of Gladness. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.
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