https://inthesetimes.com/article/ocean-vuong-novel-labor-emperor-gladness
A Beautiful Rendering of Working-Class Life, Warts and All - In These Times
Aug 11, 2025 - In his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong depicts the meeting of New England’s newer low-wage immigrant working class and its older industrial...
warts and allin these timesbeautiful rendering