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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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 20s, 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.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong

  • Publication Date: June 1, 2021
  • Genres: Fiction
  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • ISBN-10: 0525562044
  • ISBN-13: 9780525562047