Meet the Writer: Ocean Vuong

What if beauty and ugliness were not opposites, but collided, coexisted, and shaped us? This is exactly what Ocean Vuong invites you to explore during his visit to Bozar. Through a selection of choice excerpts from his latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, and earlier works, the Vietnamese-American poet and novelist offers an intimate conversation. He shares his reflections on identity, language, and how the luminous and the broken intertwine. A rare opportunity to meet one of today’s most tender and transformative literary voices. 

Interviewer: Saskia De Coster