On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel

Vuong, Ocean, 1988-,

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First large print edition.

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. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, this book is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard.

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Location	Call Number / Shelving Location	Barcode	Status / Due Date
Chappaqua Library	LARGE PRINT FICTION VUONG (Text) Large Print	31005154462636	Available -

Greenburgh Public Library	LP VUONG (Text) Large Print	31009154635498	Available -

Harrison Public Library	LP VUONG, O (Text) Large Print	31010300187236	Checked out 05/11/2024

Irvington Public Library	LARGE PRINT VUONG, O (Text) Large Print	31012154453961	Available -

Irvington Public Library	LARGE PRINT VUONG, O (Text) Large Print	31012154453979	Available -

Larchmont Public Library	VUONG (Text) Large Print	31014152815258	Available -

White Plains Public Library	FICTION (Text) Large Print	31544201016748	Available -

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