Four Evenings Discussion: Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Discussion)

Subtitle: 
Four Evenings -- Global Literary Encounters
Activity Type: 
Reading Group
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Date: 
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 18:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Virtual - Register Online!
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu
Cost: 
Free and Open to Public

In Conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, GSC is hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work in global perspectives. Open to series subscribers and the Pitt Community, these evening discussions, conducted by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues.

The Global Studies Center, along with Pitt faculty will hold a virtual book discussion on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 6 PM. Please register above by clicking on the date. Once your registration is received, a Zoom-Link will be sent to you via email.

Ocean Vuong is an award-winning poet and the author of the critically acclaimed bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, a brilliant, heartbreaking family portrait – a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. Framed as a letter from a son to his mother who cannot read, this shattering portrait of a Vietnamese family and first love, asks how to survive, how to find joy in darkness, and the meaning of American identity. With stunning urgency and grace, Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are.

These virtual evening discussions, conducted by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues in a virtual setting. A limited number of tickets to the author's lectures are available.

Registration link: http://tinyurl.com/yyy5ezcl

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
University Library Systems
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No