Ocean Vuong (born October 14, 1988)
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese-American poet, essayist, and novelist known for his evocative and lyrical writing. Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vuong immigrated to the United States as a child and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a BA from Brooklyn College and an MFA from New York University. Vuong's debut poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds (2016), received critical acclaim and won the T.S. Eliot Prize. His debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (2019), became a New York Times bestseller and was longlisted for the National Book Award. Vuong's work often explores themes of identity, family, and the immigrant experience, and he has received numerous accolades, including a MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
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