On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
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"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." --
"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 amother 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." --
"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 amother 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." --
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31009154634046 |
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| Harrison Public Library | VUONG, O (Text) Fiction |
31010300187160 |
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| Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31011151386307 |
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| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | VUONG, OCEAN (Text) Fiction |
31016151718128 |
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| Irvington Public Library | FIC VUONG, O (Text) Fiction |
31012154449563 |
Checked out 04/22/2024 |
| John C. Hart Memorial Library | VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31030154887228 |
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| Katonah Village Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31013151827678 |
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| Larchmont Public Library | VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31014152806497 |
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| Lewisboro Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31032151377047 |
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| Mamaroneck Public Library District | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31015152419793 |
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