Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong

Upcoming Ocean Vuong Books

May 13th, 2025: The Emperor of Gladness (Standalone)

Time Is a Mother (a short story) (Collection) was the most recently released book by Ocean Vuong, on April 5th, 2022.

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Ocean Vuong Stats: The highest rated book by Ocean Vuong on Book Notification is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Night Sky with Exit Wounds, a Collection .

The most read book by Ocean Vuong on Book Notification is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Time Is a Mother, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Ocean Vuong books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Ocean Vuong Anthologies in Publication Order

Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong (Vương Quốc Vinh) was born on October 14th, 1988 and is currently 36 years old. Ocean Vuong was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Vuong attended Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he received a BA and New York University where he received an MFA.

Ocean Vuong is the author of the Ocean Vuong Collections series which currently consists of 3 novels. The Ocean Vuong Collections series started in 2010 with the novel Burnings. The most recently released novel in the Ocean Vuong Collections series was Time Is a Mother which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Ocean Vuong Collections series.

Ocean was honoured with a MacArthur Fellowship in 2019 for combining folklore with linguistic experimentation, while exploring intergenerational trauma and its effects, the experiences of refugees, and the complexities of identity.

Ocean has been an assistant professor in the MFA Program for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Ocean Vuong: Awards & Accolades

Vuong's book, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous won the Ferro-Grumley Award, Best LGBT Fiction Book, in 2020.

Ocean Vuong books have also been nominated for multiple awards, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2019 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Debut Novel in 2019, Kirkus Prize - Best Fiction Book in 2019, Dylan Thomas Prize - Best Published English Language Literary Work in 2020, VCU Cabell First Novelist Award - Outstanding Debut Novel in 2020, Stonewall Book Award - Literature in 2020. Time Is a Mother was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Poetry, in 2022.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Ocean Vuong are:

  1. Donna Tartt, author of the novel: The Goldfinch.
  2. Matt Haig, author of the novel: The Midnight Library.
  3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  4. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  5. Anthony Doerr, author of the novel: All the Light We Cannot See.

Ocean Vuong: F.A.Q

When was Ocean Vuong Born? How old is Ocean Vuong?

Ocean Vuong was born on October 14th, 1988. Ocean Vuong is currently 36 years old.

Where was Ocean Vuong Born?

Ocean Vuong was born in Saigon, Vietnam and is Vietnamese American.

What book awards has Ocean Vuong won?

Vuong's book, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous won the award Ferro-Grumley Award, Best LGBT Fiction Book, in 2020.

What was the first book Ocean Vuong wrote?

The first book written by Ocean Vuong was Burnings, published in 2010.

What was the most recent book Ocean Vuong wrote?

His most recently released work was Time Is a Mother (a short story) on April 5th, 2022.

Will there be any more books by Ocean Vuong?

Ocean Vuong has a new book coming out on May 13th, 2025 called The Emperor of Gladness.

How many books has Ocean Vuong written?

Ocean Vuong has written 5 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 Standalone Novels, 3 books in the Collections.

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