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001 992439
008 191213s2019 nyu g 000 1 eng d
020 $a9780525562023 (hbk.) :$cUSD26.00
040 $aDLC$beng$cTAE$dTWTNM
050 00$aPS3622.U96$bO52 2019
082 00$a813/.6$223
100 1 $aVuong, Ocean,$d1988-
245 10$aOn earth we're briefly gorgeous :$ba novel /$cOcean Vuong.
246 3 $aOn earth we are briefly gorgeous
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Press,$c2019.
300 $a246 p. ;$c22 cm.
520 $a"Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0$aVietnamese Americans$vFiction.
650 0$aAdult child abuse victims.
650 0$aComing out (Sexual orientation)$vFiction.
650 0$aChildren of prostitutes$vFiction.
650 0$aSchizophrenics$xFamily relationships$vFiction.
650 0$aMothers and sons$vFiction.
650 0$aDiscrimination$vFiction.