On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Informationen zum Autor Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother , as well as the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous . A recipient of the MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ and the American Book Award, he was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City. Klappentext The debut novel of the acclaimed young poet. Little Dog writes a letter to a mother who cannot read, contending with a family history with Vietnam at its centre but speaking of the concerns of the contemporary American moment. Zusammenfassung ** Sunday Times Bestseller **Brilliant, heartbreaking and highly original, Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. 'A marvel' Marlon JamesThis is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read.

Product details

• Authors: Ocean Vuong, Vuong Ocean
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.09.2020
• EAN: 9781529110685
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-1068-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; USA, Vietnam, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Asian American, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Sense of place, United States of America, USA, Of specific Gay interest, Biographical fiction, Relating to gay people, Relating to Asian American people, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay