On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is the debut novel of the poet Ocean Vuong, first published by Penguin Press in New York on 4 June 2019. It takes the form of a letter from its narrator, Little Dog, to his mother. It was longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction.
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- Penguin Press, New York, 2019
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