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 New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous . A recipient of the 2019 MacArthur "Genius" Grant, he is also the winner of the Whiting Award and the T.S. Eliot Prize. His writings have been featured in Atlantic , Harper's Magazine , Nation , New Republic , New Yorker , and the New York Times . Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, 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