Ocean Vuong, 1988
Writers · October 14, 1988
Ocean Vuong
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Ocean Vuong is 37 years old, born October 14, 1988 in United States · Libra.
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About
Ocean Vuong wrote a debut novel that became a cultural moment and earned him a MacArthur Grant in the same year. Born in 1988, the Vietnamese-American poet, essayist, and novelist had already won the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship, the Whiting Award, and the T. S. Eliot Prize before his 2019 breakthrough. As a Libra, Vuong channels introspection and balance into prose that moves between personal trauma and lyric precision.
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Biography
Ocean Vuong's debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, published in 2019, announced him as a major American writer and earned him a MacArthur Grant that same year. Born Vương Quốc Vinh in 1988, he is a Vietnamese-American poet, essayist, and novelist whose work bridges family history, queer identity, and the immigrant experience. Before the novel's release, Vuong had established himself in poetry: he received the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship in 2014, the Whiting Award in 2016, and the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2017. Writers engage readers through narrative, verse, and essay, often exploring the inner lives of their characters and communities. Born under Libra, Vuong's work reflects the sign's capacity for weighing competing truths and seeking harmony between opposing forces. As a U.S. citizen, his Vietnamese-American identity shapes the texture and stakes of his writing, grounding abstract emotional crises in the specific gravity of family and place.
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Trivia
- His birth name is Vương Quốc Vinh.
- He received a MacArthur Grant in 2019, the same year his debut novel was published.
- Before his novel broke through, he won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2017 for his poetry.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Free Spirit
Restless and adventurous. Ocean Vuong reinvent often: new sounds, new platforms, new cities. Expect career pivots over decades.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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- Yung GravyRat · 1996
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CHALLENGING
- Alexander GouldDog · 1994
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Frequently asked
- How old is Ocean Vuong?
- Ocean Vuong is 37 years old (born October 14, 1988).
- When is Ocean Vuong's birthday?
- Ocean Vuong was born on October 14, 1988.
- What is Ocean Vuong's zodiac sign?
- Ocean Vuong is a Libra, born October 14, 1988.
- What is Ocean Vuong's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Ocean Vuong was born in 1988, the year of the Earth Dragon.
- Where is Ocean Vuong from?
- Ocean Vuong is from United States.
- What does Ocean Vuong do?
- Ocean Vuong is a writer.
- Is Ocean Vuong still alive?
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