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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

ISBN 
9781529110685
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R275.00
Published 
October 2020
About the book: 
The Sunday Times  bestselling debut novel from the prize-winning prodigy
 
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 James
 
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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About the Author

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  The Atlantic, Harper's Magazine, The Nation, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and the New York Times.  Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently splits his time between Northampton, Massachusetts, and New York City.

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