On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous A Novel, Ocean Vuong Criticism & Theory Cecilia is a winding

Cecilia is a winding

or Pacific Islander descent who grew up in the United States

each accompanied by a hand-made ceramic piece inscribed with a hand-written character by the artist

sliding across all possible surfaces

entering the abstract realm of poetry and the community of poets and exploring profound and mysterious eternity within finite space and time

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous A Novel, Ocean Vuong Criticism & Theory Cecilia is a windingA New York Times bestseller Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction Ocean Vuongs 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 thats shockingly intimate and insistently universalNot so much briefly gorgeous as permanently stunning. Ron Charles, The Washington Post On Earth Were Briefly