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ISBN: 9781787331501Title: On Earth We''re Briefly GorgeousAuthor: VUONG OCEANPoet Ocean Vuong''s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytellingOn 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. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We''re Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one''s own story as it i ...

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