On Earth We`re Briefly Gorgeous (UK Edition)
Poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling
With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years.
This 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. It tells of Vietnam, of the lasting impact of war, and of his family‘s struggle to forge a new future. And it serves as a doorway into parts of Little Dog‘s life his mother has never known – episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion – all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation.
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'Reminded me that every word can be an incantation, and that beauty does hard and important work' – Rebecca Solnit
`A lyrical work of self-discovery that’s shockingly intimate and insistently universal…Not so much briefly gorgeous as permanently stunning.` — Ron Charles, The Washington Post
`This is one of the best novels I’ve ever read...Ocean Vuong is a master. This book a masterpiece.` — Tommy Orange, author of There There and Wandering Stars
| Автор | Ocean Vuong |
|---|---|
| Страници | 256 |
| Корица | мека |
| Език | английски |
| Година | 2020 |
| Дата на получаване | 6.12.2024 г. |
| Издателство | Vintage |
| ID на книга | 56629582 |
| ISBN | 9781529195828 |
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