00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-8027390931311517590 Buklod 20250213072639.0 a r 000 1 ta 250122s2021 nyu gr 000 1 eng d 9780525562047 (paperback) 20706621 DLC eng DLC DLC UPDEPP rda eng PS 3622 .U96 O52 2019 Vuong, Ocean 1988- author. On earth we're briefly gorgeous a novel Ocean Vuong. On earth we are briefly gorgeous New York Penguin Books 2021 New York Penguin Books ©2019 246 pages 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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 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"-- Provided by publisher. Domestic fiction. Coming of age Fiction. FO UPEPP UPEPP PS 3622 .U96 O52 2019 Book