On Earth we're briefly gorgeous: a novel
(Large Print)
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Published:
[New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019].
Format:
Large Print
ISBN:
9780593104293, 0593104293
Physical Desc:
368 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
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Description
"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, this book is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard."--Publisher.
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Bemis Large Print
LP FICTION VUONG,OC
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Jul 22, 2024
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LP FIC VUO
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Jul 13, 2024
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English
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"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, this book is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard."--Publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Vuong, O. (2019). On Earth we're briefly gorgeous: a novel. [New York], Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Vuong, Ocean, 1988-. 2019. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel. [New York], Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Vuong, Ocean, 1988-, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel. [New York], Random House Large Print, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Vuong, Ocean. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel. [New York], Random House Large Print, 2019.
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