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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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Notes From Your Bookseller

A letter from son to mother, this gorgeously written and unceasingly lyrical story dissects the disconnects that sprout across time and culture. It’s ripe with explorations of the traits that define us and what makes us individuals, as well as parts of a whole. This is Vuong at his glorious best.

A New York Times bestseller • Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction • Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling

New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

“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

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