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** Sunday Times Bestseller ** Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, TikTok has fallen in love with Ocean Vuong's shattering portrait of a family. This 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. It tells of Vietnam, of the lasting impact of war, and of his family's struggle to forge a new future. It serves as a doorway into parts of Little Dog's life his mother has never known - episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion - all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation. 'A marvel' Marlon James 'Luminous, shattering, urgent, necessary' Celeste Ng
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong
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- Released
- 2020
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ocean Vuong
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 1529110688
- ISBN13
- 9781529110685
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Friendship, USA, Military Fiction, Wars, LGBTQ+, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Memories, Coming Of Age, Drugs, Letters, Homosexuality, Family secrets, Migration, Immigration, Vietnam, Mothers and Sons, Vietnamese Literature, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- First published
- 2019
- Original title
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- ** Sunday Times Bestseller ** Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, TikTok has fallen in love with Ocean Vuong's shattering portrait of a family. This 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. It tells of Vietnam, of the lasting impact of war, and of his family's struggle to forge a new future. It serves as a doorway into parts of Little Dog's life his mother has never known - episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion - all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation. 'A marvel' Marlon James 'Luminous, shattering, urgent, necessary' Celeste Ng