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On Earth We´re Briefly Gorgeous: ‘A masterpiece’ – Max Porter

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THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION

'A marvel' Marlon James


Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, discover Ocean Vuong's shattering coming of age novel.


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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529110685
SKU
9781529110685
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds and 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, ... Read more

Reviews for On Earth We´re Briefly Gorgeous: ‘A masterpiece’ – Max Porter
Everything is beautiful in this debut... Vuong has originality running through his veins, and a good deal of humour and impish charm... This impressive debut hints at even greater things to come.
Melissa Katsoulis
The Times
A stunning, beautiful book... His writing is phenomenal... Simply brilliant.
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review
This is some of ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for On Earth We´re Briefly Gorgeous: ‘A masterpiece’ – Max Porter


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