The Emperor of Gladness Bibliography

By Isabella Ribeiro · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed February 28, 2026

Isabella Ribeiro, author of ClassicNote. Completed on February 12, 2026, copyright held by GradeSaver.
Updated and revised by James Cooper February 28, 2026. Copyright held by GradeSaver.
Ocean Vuong. The Emperor of Gladness. New York: Penguin Press, 2025.
David Marchese. "Ocean Vuong Was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.." The New York Times. 3 May 2025. 1 February 2026. <https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/magazine/ocean-vuong-interview.html>.
"Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services." The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NIH). 1 February 2026. <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207195/>.
Cait Caffrey. "Vicarious traumatization (VT)." EBSCO Knowledge Advantage. 2024. 1 February 2026. <https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/vicarious-traumatization-vt>.
Tonya Mosley. "After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way through grief." NPR. 2025. 1 February 2026. <https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5424372>.
Varma, Sue. "Preventing Burnout: A Guide to Protecting Your Well-Being." American Psychiatric Association. 3 February 2025. 2 February 2026. <https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/preventing-burnout-protecting-your-well-being#:~:text=What%20Is%20Burnout?,%2C%20so%20why%20bother%20trying?%E2%80%9D>.
M John Harrison. "The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong review – heartbreak and hope." The Guardian. 13 May 2025. 3 February 2026. <https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/13/the-emperor-of-gladness-by-ocean-vuong-review-heartbreak-and-hope>.
Nalini Vadivelu, et al.. "The Opioid Crisis: a Comprehensive Overview." Springer Nature. 2018. 4 February 2026. <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11916-018-0670-z>.
Shaocheng Wang. "Historical Review: Opiate Addiction and Opioid Receptors." Sage Journals. 2018. 4 February 2026. <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963689718811060>.
Jeffrey Brown. "In 'The Emperor of Gladness,' Ocean Vuong explores chosen family and acts of kindness." PBS News. 16 May 2025. 4 February 2026. <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-the-emperor-of-gladness-ocean-vuong-explores-chosen-family-and-acts-of-kindness#transcript>.

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