Ocean Vuong Wrote His Debut Novel in a Closet

CLIP06/12/19

Ocean Vuong talks about writing his book in his closet, basing his fictional characters on his own experience and his mother’s response to his novel.

Talk and Interview Late Night Interview

Appearing:Seth Meyers

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Tags: late night, Seth Meyers, Ocean Vuong, Wrote, Debut Novel, closet

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