On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
Fiction Vuong, O
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Fiction Vuong, O
2 available
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019].
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born -- a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam -- and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity"--,Provided by publisher.
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