{"product_id":"the-book-of-form-and-emptiness-ruth-ozeki","title":"The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Ozeki\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest. She is the author of four novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Form and Emptiness\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Women's Prize for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eA Tale for the Time Being\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and translated into 28 languages. Her nonfiction work includes the short memoir, \u003ci\u003eTimecode of a Face,\u003c\/i\u003e and the documentary film \u003ci\u003eHalving the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. She is affiliated with the Everyday Zen Foundation and lives in Western Massachusetts, where she taught creative writing at Smith College and is the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor Emerita of Humanities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eruthozeki.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Print PDF, Englisch, 560 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65802544906589,"sku":"K094858676","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9485867600001A.jpg?v=1788459596","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-book-of-form-and-emptiness-ruth-ozeki","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}