Book
On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel / Ocean Vuong.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525562023 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0525562028 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780525562047 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0525562044
- Physical Description: 246 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Summary, etc.: | "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. |
| Awards Note: | Ferro Grumley Award, 2020. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Epistolary fiction. Domestic fiction. Bildungsromans. Epistolary fiction. Gay fiction. Novels. Epistolary fiction. |
Available copies
- 58 of 64 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Ridgefield Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 64 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Library | FIC VUONG (Text) | 34010145829734 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ansonia Public Library | FIC VUONG, OCEAN (Text) | 34045120727743 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beacon Falls Public Library | FIC VUO (Text) | 33120000394640 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F VUONG O (Text) | 32544072547408 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethel Public Library | VUONG (Text) | 34030142860003 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC VUONG (Text) | 34000081498479 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/04/2024 |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | AF VUO (Text) | 33260000300575 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | F/VUONG (Text) | 34029146685549 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Burnham Library - Bridgewater | FIC VUONG (Text) | 36937000628991 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | FIC VUONG (Text) | 34014141725383 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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