On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous / Ocean Vuong

Overview

"On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" is the highly acclaimed debut novel by award-winning poet Ocean Vuong. Written as a single, sweeping letter from a son to his illiterate mother, the novel unearths a family history rooted in the fallout of the Vietnam War. It serves as both a painful exploration of inherited trauma and a breathtaking testament to the healing power of storytelling.