On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
Large Print Book
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.
Available copies
- 5 of 7 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
4 current holds with 7 total copies.View other formats and editions
| 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 |
Checked out 05/05/2024 |
| Harrison Public Library | LP VUONG, O (Text) Large Print |
31010300187236 |
Checked out 04/20/2024 |
| 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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