On earth we're briefly gorgeous: a novel
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
"Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 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--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity"--
More Details
ISBN:
9780525562023
9780593104293
9781984888853
9780593104293
9781984888853
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 8719113c-895d-a760-5639-e7f1231aa8ec |
---|---|
Grouping Title | on earth we re briefly gorgeous |
Grouping Author | ocean vuong |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-24 22:18:07PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-24 22:21:25PM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Vuong, Ocean, 1988-
author_display
Vuong, Ocean
available_at_eh
East Hampton Public Library
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
detailed_location_eh
East Hampton Adult Fiction
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
display_description
"Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 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--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity"--
format_category_eh
Audio Books
Books
eBook
Books
eBook
format_eh
Book
Large Print
eAudiobook
Large Print
eAudiobook
id
8719113c-895d-a760-5639-e7f1231aa8ec
isbn
9780525562023
9780593104293
9781984888853
9780593104293
9781984888853
itype_eh
ADULT BOOK
ADULT LARGE PRINT
LEAP 28 Day Book
ADULT LARGE PRINT
LEAP 28 Day Book
last_indexed
2024-04-25T04:21:25.314Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
local_callnumber_eh
FIC VUO
Online OverDrive
Online OverDrive
owning_library_eh
East Hampton Public Library
East Hampton Public Library Online
East Hampton Public Library Online
owning_location_eh
East Hampton Public Library
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection
primary_isbn
9780525562023
publishDate
2019
publisher
Books on Tape
Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Random House Large Print
Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Random House Large Print
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Discrimination -- Fiction
Large type books
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction
Large type books
Mothers and sons -- Fiction
Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction
title_display
On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
title_full
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous A Novel
On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel / Ocean Vuong
On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel / Ocean Vuong
On Earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel / Ocean Vuong
On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel / Ocean Vuong
title_short
On earth we're briefly gorgeous
title_sub
a novel
topic_facet
Discrimination
Fiction
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
Literature
Mothers and sons
Vietnamese Americans
Fiction
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
Literature
Mothers and sons
Vietnamese Americans
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 3 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 17 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 22 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 18 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 27 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 5 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 28 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 10 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 8 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 15 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 24 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 25 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 23 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 3 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 31 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 35 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 12 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 26 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 7 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 6 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 14 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 4 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 11 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
ils:.b26170784 | .i62868457 | Woodbridge Adult Large Type Fiction | LT/FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wdalf | |||||
ils:.b26170784 | .i63344099 | Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Fiction | LP/FIC/VUONG | 1 | false | false | Due May 14, 2024 | hmatf | |||||
ils:.b26170784 | .i63273147 | Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction Large Print | LTE F VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | osafl | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62811046 | East Hampton Adult Fiction | FIC VUO | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | ehaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63239176 | North Branford/Atwater Adult Fiction | Fiction Vuong | 1 | false | false | Due May 8, 2024 | nbaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62920868 | North Haven Adult Fiction | Fiction Vuong, Ocean | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nhaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i6343166x | West Haven Main Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wmaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62885935 | Wallingford Adult Fiction | VUONG | 1 | false | false | Billed | waaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63100277 | Woodbridge Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wdaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62902623 | Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction | FIC/VUONG | 1 | false | false | Due Apr 6, 2024 | hmaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62928508 | Bethany/Clark Adult Collection | FIC VUO | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | bea | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63047482 | Westbrook Adult Fiction | F VUO | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wsaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i6289495x | Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction | FIC VUO | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | staf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62948325 | Ledyard/Gales Ferry Adult Fiction | F Vuong | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | lgaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62961056 | Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book | Fiction Vuong | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | oraf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i64277963 | East Haddam/Moodus Adult Fiction | Fic Vuo | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | rbaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63043397 | Durham Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | Due May 15, 2024 | duaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63075192 | East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction | FIC VUO | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | raaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63353301 | Essex Adult Fiction | VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | exaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63142491 | Meriden Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | Display | meaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63293171 | East Lyme Public Adult Fiction | Vuong, Ocean (On) | 1 | false | false | Due May 2, 2024 | elaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62745992 | Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction | F VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nwaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63039990 | New London Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nlaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i6303427x | Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction | F VUONG | 1 | false | false | Display | osaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63056884 | Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction | F VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | maaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63016977 | Old Lyme A Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | olaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62963946 | Guilford Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | guaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i69304191 | Lyme Adult Fiction | FIC VUO | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | lyaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63945861 | Ivoryton Adult Fiction | F VUONG | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | ivaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63529488 | Mitchell College Book Stacks | PS3622 .U96 O52 2019 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | mcg | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i66121619 | North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction | FIC VUONG (JUN 19) | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nsaf | |||||
ils:.b26115347 | .i66602166 | Preston Adult Fiction | F VUONG, Ocean | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | praf |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Books on Tape | 2019 | |||
ils:.b26170784 | Large Print | Books | English | Random House Large Print | [2019] | 368 pages (large print) ; 22 cm | ||
ils:.b26115347 | Book | Books | English | Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC | ©2019 | 246 pages ; 22 cm. |
scoping_details_eh
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | 5 | Available Online | Available Online | true | true | true | false | false | true | |||
overdrive:72098641-3ec1-4c5c-94a5-1619a6507d40 | -1 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
ils:.b26170784 | .i62868457 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26170784 | .i63344099 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26170784 | .i63273147 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62811046 | On Shelf | On Shelf | true | true | true | false | false | true | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63239176 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62920868 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i6343166x | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62885935 | Currently Unavailable | Billed | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63100277 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62902623 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62928508 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63047482 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i6289495x | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62948325 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62961056 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i64277963 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63043397 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63075192 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63353301 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63142491 | On Shelf | Display | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63293171 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62745992 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63039990 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i6303427x | On Shelf | Display | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63056884 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63016977 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i62963946 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i69304191 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63945861 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i63529488 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i66121619 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b26115347 | .i66602166 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 |