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On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel / Ocean Vuong.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525562023 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 246 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
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| Subject: | Vietnamese Americans > Fiction. Mothers and sons > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 24 of 29 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Grand Forks and District Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 29 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Grand Forks | FIC VUO (Text) | 35142002676038 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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