On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

ISBN-13: 9781529110685 / Angielski / 2020

Ocean Vuong

Opis

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. 'A masterpiece'
MAX PORTER

'Luminous, shattering, urgent, necessary'
CELESTE NG

'Deeply moving... Little Dog's story is the story of modern America'
Daily Telegraph

'Vuong has originality running through his veins'
The Times SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2020
FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD

** The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller **  

Recenzje

A stunning, beautiful book... His writing is phenomenal... Simply brilliant. BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review

O autorze

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, New Republic, New Yorker, and the New York Times. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.