On earth we're briefly gorgeous

By:

Vuong, Ocean

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Penguin Random House London 2019Description: 242 pISBN:

9781529110685

Subject(s):

Mothers and sons

DDC classification:

813.6 VUO

Summary: 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 has never known – episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion – all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation. ‘Reminded me that every word can be an incantation, and that beauty does hard and important work’ Rebecca Solnit (https://www.penguin.co.in/book/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous/)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Non-fiction	813.6 VUO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		007029

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 has never known – episodes of bewilderment, fear and passion – all the while moving closer to an unforgettable revelation.

‘Reminded me that every word can be an incantation, and that beauty does hard and important work’ Rebecca Solnit
(https://www.penguin.co.in/book/on-earth-were-briefly-gorgeous/)

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