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|aVuong, Ocean|d1988-
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|aOn earth we're briefly gorgeous |ba novel |cOcean Vuong.
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|aOn earth we are briefly gorgeous
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|aNew York |bPenguin Press|cc2019.
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|a246 p. |c22 cm.
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|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.
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|aVietnamese Americans|vFiction.
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|aAdult child abuse victims|vFiction.
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|aComing out (Sexual orientation)|vFiction.
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|aChildren of prostitutes|vFiction.
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|aSchizophrenics|xFamily relationships|vFiction.
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|aMothers and sons|vFiction.
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|aDiscrimination|vFiction.
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