On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
(Adult Book)
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
Format
Adult Book
ISBN
0525562028, 9780525562023 :
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Fiction (Adult) - Fiction Shelves | FICTION VUONG | Checked Out | May 6, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
Language
English
ISBN
0525562028, 9780525562023 :
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"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 amother 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"-- Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vuong, O. (2019). On earth we're briefly gorgeous: a novel . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vuong, Ocean, 1988-. 2019. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vuong, Ocean, 1988-. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel Penguin Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vuong, Ocean. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel Penguin Press, 2019.
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