On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Fiction
VUONG, OCEAN On
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Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Fiction
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Adult child abuse victims -- Fiction
Bildungsromans.
Children of prostitutes -- Fiction.
Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Fiction
Discrimination -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction
Epistolary fiction
Gay fiction
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Schizophrenics -- Family relationships -- Fiction.
Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction
Bildungsromans.
Children of prostitutes -- Fiction.
Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Fiction
Discrimination -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction
Epistolary fiction
Gay fiction
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Schizophrenics -- Family relationships -- Fiction.
Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Description
"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"--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
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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