On Earth we're briefly gorgeous [large print] : a novel / Ocean Vuong.
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. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard. -- Back cover
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593104293
- ISBN: 0593104293
- Physical Description: 351 pages (large print) ; 21 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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Epistolary fiction.
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- 5 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | LP VUO (Text) | 37810438147802 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
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