Book Event: Ocean Vuong with Alexander Chee (at SJNY)

Book Event: Ocean Vuong with Alexander Chee (at SJNY)

Beloved poet and novelist Ocean Vuong presents his new novel The Emperor of Gladness, in conversation with Alexander Chee .

By Greenlight Bookstore

Date and time

Wednesday, May 14 · 7:30 - 9pm EDT

Location

St. Joseph’s University, New York - Brooklyn

245 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

OFFSITE EVENT: ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY
Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 PM
Ocean Vuong presents The Emperor of Gladness
In conversation with Alexander Chee

Greenlight is thrilled to welcome acclaimed and beloved poet and novelist Ocean Vuong to St. Joseph's to present The Emperor of Gladness, a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Set in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut and following cycles of history, memory, and time, the novel explores the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life, and what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong’s writing—formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness—are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance. Ocean Vuong discusses his work onstage with fellow author Alexander Chee (How To Write An Autobiographical Novel) at this special event.

All tickets include a pre-signed copy of The Emperor of Gladness, to be picked up at the event. St. Joseph's University is located at 245 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205. More information at https://www.sjny.edu/brooklyn/about/directions.

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Greenlight Bookstore

Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which hosts literary events in-store and with partner venues. The mission of Greenlight Bookstore is to create welcoming spaces for discovery, conversation, and connection around books, through curation, programming and service that provides for the needs and interests of our customers and highlights creative work we love and value, based on a commitment to improving equity and sustainability in our company and our community. Through knowledgeable staff, curated book selection, community partnerships, and a robust e-commerce website as well as a beautiful bookstore spaces, Greenlight combines the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with a forward-looking sensibility. Greenlight has garnered local, national, and international press coverage for its innovative startup model and its continuing success. More information and details, along with book purchase options, can be found at greenlightbookstore.com.

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