On earth we're briefly gorgeous. [online electronic book]
On earth we're briefly gorgeous. [online electronic book]
Alternate Title
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On earth we are briefly gorgeous
By
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Vuong, Ocean, 1988-
Publication Date
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2019
Subject Term
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Discrimination -- Fiction.
Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction.
Gay men -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Single mothers -- Fiction.
Electronic books.
LGBTQ2 -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
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Vietnam -- Fiction.
Summary
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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.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780525562030
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