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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Book • 2019
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is an epistolary novel written as a letter from a Vietnamese-American son to his illiterate mother.

It explores themes of identity, family, love, and the struggles of being a refugee in America.

The novel delves into the narrator's experiences with his family's past, his own sexuality, and his first love.

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by
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David Marchese
as Vuong's debut novel, which became a bestseller and a millennial classic.
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'The Interview': Ocean Vuong Was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
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Sam Fragoso
as
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Ocean Vuong
's debut novel, which explores his family's history in Vietnam.
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Writer Ocean Vuong’s Vision of the Future
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Glennon Doyle
as a New York Times bestseller and discussed by her and her son Chase.
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Mothers & Sons with Ocean Vuong (and Chase Melton) (Best Of)
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Anisha Sheth
as an amazing and beautiful lyrical book.
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South Central 24 | Bengaluru's 'Us vs You' Row and BJP’s allegations of overreach by SC
Mentioned by speaker in reference to the critic's commitment to following
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Ocean Vuong
's work.
Best Of: Writer Ocean Vuong / Comic Atsuko Okatsuka
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Glennon Doyle
as the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds and the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth, We're Briefly Gorgeous.
84. Mothers & Sons with Ocean Vuong (and Chase Melton)
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Rebecca Solnit
as one of her favorite recent books, highlighting its beautiful prose and unique perspective.
Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein, feminism, and social change
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Jia Tolentino
as a good book, describing it as a novel and memoir.
Best of: Jia Tolentino on what happens when life is an endless performance
Mentioned by David Marchese as
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Ocean Vuong
's debut novel that became a bestseller.
‘The Interview’: Ocean Vuong was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
Mentioned during a discussion about AI-generated images.
#105 - Sepsis Detection, Midjourney, Submarines, DALL-E 2 Food
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Andrew Limbaugh
as Ocean Vuong's debut novel that won awards in 2019.
With new novel, Ocean Vuong says he wants to reframe America as a place of salvage
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Jeffrey Brown
as one of Ocean Vuong's previous works.
In ‘The Emperor of Gladness,’ Ocean Vuong explores chosen family and acts of kindness
Mentioned as one of the novels that made the reviewer silently pledge to follow the author anywhere.
Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!'
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Jonathan Bastian
as
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Ocean Vuong
's best-selling debut novel.
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor of Gladness"
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Jia Tolentino
as a good book, a novel and kind of a memoir.
Jia Tolentino on what happens when life is an endless performance

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