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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamaroneck Public Library District | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31015152550423 |
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| Mount Kisco Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31017151955108 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31024153617363 |
Checked out 04/20/2024 |
| Mount Vernon Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31018155266948 |
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| North Castle Public Library | FIC VUO (Text) Fiction |
31001152021748 |
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| Ossining Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31021153253074 |
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| Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31025152415048 |
Checked out 04/27/2024 |
| Pound Ridge Library District | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31026151000336 |
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| Ruth Keeler Memorial Library | F VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31020150758382 |
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| Rye Free Reading Room | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31028153090067 |
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