ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS: POET OCEAN VUONG'S DEBUT NOVEL
"Throughout the many revisions, the conceit was always clear: the novel would be a letter addressed to Vuong’s mother, who is illiterate. It uses a narrative structure called kishōtenketsu, commonly seen in the work of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a form that refuses to deploy conflict as a means of progressing the story. 'It insists that a narrative structure can survive and thrive on proximity alone,' Vuong says. 'Proximity builds tension.'"
viaTHE NEW YORK TIMES |
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