# On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

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- Authors: [Ocean Vuong](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong)
- Language: en_IN
- Published: 2020-09-01
- Genres: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general

## Description

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

## Editions

### On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

- Publisher: Penguin Books
- ISBN: 978-05-2556-204-7
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2021-06-01
- Language: en_US

### On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-15-2911-068-5
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2020-09-01
- Language: en_IN

### On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: audio
- Length: 7 h 24 min
- Narrated by: Ocean Vuong
- ISBN: 978-14-7357-024-5
- Published: 2019-06-20
- Language: en_GB

### On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7356-447-3
- Published: 2019-06-20
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [En aquest món, per un moment, som grandiosos](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/ca/en-aquest-mon-per-un-moment-som-grandiosos) (ca_ES)
- [Na Zemi jsme na okamžik nádherní](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/cs/na-zemi-jsme-na-okamzik-nadherni) (cs_CZ)
- [Auf Erden sind wir kurz grandios](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/de/auf-erden-sind-wir-kurz-grandios) (de_DE)
- [Στη γη είμαστε πρόσκαιρα υπέροχοι](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/el/sti-gi-eimaste-proskaira-yperochoi) (el_GR)
- [En la Tierra somos fugazmente grandiosos](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/es/en-la-tierra-somos-fugazmente-grandiosos) (es_ES)
- [地上で僕らはつかの間きらめく](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/ja/chijo-de-bokura-hatsukano-kan-kirameku) (ja_JP)
- [Wspaniali jesteśmy tylko przez chwilę](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/pl/wspaniali-jestesmy-tylko-przez-chwile) (pl_PL)
- [Na Terra Somos Brevemente Magníficos](https://www.bookquiver.com/ocean-vuong/pt/na-terra-somos-brevemente-magnificos) (pt_PT)