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." --
Available copies
- 30 of 43 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
15 current holds with 43 total copies.View other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardsley Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31000151228577 |
Available - |
| Bedford Free Library | FIC VUO (Text) Fiction |
31002150821170 |
Available - |
| Bedford Hills Free Library | VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31003151519037 |
Checked out 04/22/2024 |
| Briarcliff Manor Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31036150878285 |
Available - |
| Bronxville Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31004151707184 |
Available - |
| Bronxville Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31004151762353 |
Checked out 04/24/2024 |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31005153447729 |
Available - |
| Dobbs Ferry Public Library | VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31007151359054 |
Checked out 04/26/2024 |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31008152370991 |
Available - |
| Greenburgh Public Library | VUONG (Text) Fiction |
31009154634020 |
Checked out 04/26/2024 |
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