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Poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling 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 epicentre 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 love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard. With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years.

Américains d'origine vietnamienne --- Discrimination --- Discrimination. --- Families --- Families. --- Familles --- Mothers and sons --- Mothers and sons. --- Mères et fils --- Vietnamese Americans --- Vietnamese Americans. --- History --- Histoire

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*Op aarde schitteren we even* is een brief van een zoon aan zijn moeder die niet kan lezen. De schrijver van de brief, de achtentwintigjarige Hondje, legt een familiegeschiedenis bloot die voor zijn geboorte begon - een geschiedenis waarvan het brandpunt in Vietnam ligt. Daarnaast verschaft hij toegang tot delen van zijn leven waar zijn moeder nooit van heeft geweten, en doet hij een onvergetelijke onthulling. De roman is behalve een getuigenis van de problematische maar onmiskenbare liefde tussen een alleenstaande moeder en haar zoon, ook een genadeloos eerlijk onderzoek naar afkomst, klasse en mannelijkheid.

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The book presents an early career survey of the work of Cape Town-based artist Igshaan Adams (born 1982), showcasing his multimedia practice since 2009. In addition to exploring recurring motifs in his work-Arabic calligraphy, the rose, the (self-)portrait, Sufi symbols, and pathways literal and metaphorical-the publication highlights some of Adams's material concerns, including his sculptural applications of weaving, his embrace of recycled materials related to black South African domesticity and interiority, and his use of the gallery wall and floor in installations. Hendrik Folkerts surveys the artist's recent work, addressing its engagement with presence, absence, and the trace. Adams himself offers a visual essay enabling readers to see details they would be imperceptible in a gallery setting. In shorter essays and poetic texts, the other authors focus on the South African historical and political context, specific artworks, and particular creative strategies, materialities, and narratives

Art --- fiber art --- rugs [textiles] --- Adams, Igshaan --- South Africa --- Mixed media sculpture --- Multimedia (Art) --- Performance art --- Art, South African --- kunst --- kunstenaars --- 7.071 --- 745.52 --- eenentwintigste eeuw --- Zuid-Afrika --- Kaapstad --- textiel --- textielkunst --- wandtapijten --- olifantenpaadjes --- South African art --- Mixed media (Art) --- Sculpture --- Adams, Igshaan,