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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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F |
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Author:
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Vuong, Ocean |
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Title:
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On earth we're briefly gorgeous |
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Remainder of title:
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a novel |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780525562030 (ebook) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780525562023 (hardcover) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PS3622.U96 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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813/.6 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC043000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC051000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1988- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Ocean Vuong. |
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Title proper/short title:
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On earth we are briefly gorgeous |
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Place of publication:
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New York |
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Name of publisher:
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Penguin Press |
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Date of publication:
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2020 |
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Projected publication date:
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1903 |
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New York : |
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Penguin Press, |
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2019. |
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Extent:
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1 online resource. |
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Other physical details:
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246 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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nc |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 2/14/20 |
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Purchase price:
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26.00 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Literary |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Cultural Heritage |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Coming of Age |
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Main entry heading:
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Vuong, Ocean, 1988- author. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Penguin Press, 2019 |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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On earth we're briefly gorgeous |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2018046290 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780525562023 |
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undetermined |
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ecip book |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2018-10-18 |
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Sharon Gonzalez; phone: 212-366-2886; email: sgonzalez@penguinrandomhouse.com; bc: tespinoza@penguinrandomhouse.com |