On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.

Vuong's novel shatters form and expectation in this luminous exploration of race, class, and queer identity. The protagonist's letter to his mother reveals their family's traumatic history and his own coming-of-age as a gay man in America. A testament to the power of language and the body's memory. ## Related reading If this resonates, you might also reach for [The Thirty Names of Night](/products/the-thirty-names-of-night/).