Ocean

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Ocean is a Vietnamese American poet, novelist, and essayist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of identity, family, and trauma.

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Ocean canonical 1

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instanceOf essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
activePeriod 21st century ⓘ
awardReceived Forward Prize for Best First Collection ⓘ
MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ
Publishing Triangle Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry ⓘ
T. S. Eliot Prize ⓘ
Whiting Award ⓘ
birthDate 1988-10-14 ⓘ
birthName Vương Quốc Vinh ⓘ
birthPlace Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Saigon
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
degree MFA in poetry ⓘ
education Brooklyn College ⓘ
New York University ⓘ
employer University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ
ethnicity Vietnamese ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
immigrationStatus refugee ⓘ
influencedBy Vietnam War history ⓘ
family history ⓘ
queer literature ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement contemporary literature ⓘ
name Ocean Vuong ⓘ
nationality Vietnamese American ⓘ
notableWork Night Sky with Exit Wounds ⓘ
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous ⓘ
Time Is a Mother ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
position assistant professor ⓘ
residence United States ⓘ
sexualOrientation gay ⓘ
writingStyle lyrical ⓘ
writingTheme family ⓘ
identity ⓘ
queer experience ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
war ⓘ

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Ocean Vuong → givenName → Ocean ⓘ