On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong Biography And Memoir,Queer,Signed

signed first edition, 2019. ocean vuong writes his debut novel to his mother in a language she cannot read. the letter, forms a portrait of the narrator's family history as he recounts his first love, intimately interwoven with vietnamese history. the novel was a finalist for the 2020 PEN/faulkner award for fiction. vuong is a recipient of the 2019 macarthur "genius" grant, as well as the winner of the whiting award and TS eliot prize. new york: penguin. isbn: 978-0-525-56202-3. 8.5" x 5.5". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: very mild bumping to spine. fine. jacket condition: unclipped ($26.00). fine.