On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous BY Ocean Vuong THE BOY Among the many other awards

Among the many other awards and honors it received were the New Yorker Debut of the Year award

And he decides to take his own life

on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon

Everything in Libby’s life is about to change

step-by-step guidance and advice

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous BY Ocean Vuong THE BOY Among the many other awardsFORMAT: PAPERBACK 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