The Emperor of Gladness
The Emperor of GladnessOcean Vuong
Characters in The Emperor of Gladness
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hai
A nineteen-year-old Vietnamese American college dropout, struggling with depression and addiction, who becomes an elderly woman's caretaker.
Supporting characters
Grazina
An elderly Lithuanian refugee and widow with dementia, living alone by the river, whose bond with Hai transforms them both.
Wayne
The "Chief of Rotisserie" at the HomeMarket restaurant, one of the coworkers who becomes part of Hai's found family.
Maureen
A foul-mouthed, companionable conspiracy theorist who works alongside Hai at the HomeMarket restaurant.
BJ
The manager of the HomeMarket restaurant, who dreams of becoming a professional wrestler.
Russia
A blue-haired eighteen-year-old immigrant from Tajikistan who works the drive-thru at the HomeMarket restaurant.