01157nam a2200229   4500008004100000020001800041037004000059041001200099082001400111100001800125245002400143250000600167260002200173300000800195500047800203650001200681650002200693942000800715942000800723952017700731999001900908260714b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781529945850  cPurchasednMathrubhumi Books,Kaloor  aEnglish  aFbVUO/EM  aVuong, Ocean   aEMPEROR OF GLADNESS  a1  aUKbPenguinc2026  g406  aOne late summer evening in the town of East Gladness, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow.

From this moment, his second chance begins. Over the course of the year, Hai’s story takes new and unexpected turns, as his life-altering bond with Grazina transforms his relationship to the community, his family and, most powerfully of all, to himself.  aFiction  aLiterary fiction.  cLEN  2ddc  00102ddc40708FICaMAINbMAINcFICd2026-07-14ePurchasedg599.00i757,2026/07/09l3m2oF VUO/EMpE1103060q2026-10-12r2026-08-30 12:17:56s2026-08-30w2026-07-14yLEN  c198871d198871