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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Barbara Dee But instead of wandering aroundA New York Times bestseller Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century "A lyrical work of self discovery that's shockingly intimate and insistently universal Not so much briefly gorgeous as permanently stunning." Ron Charles, The Washington Post "This is one of the