The Book of Form and Emptiness

Name: The Book of Form and Emptiness
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781922458902
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Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022

By Ruth Ozeki

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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki explores the life of a boy named Benny who begins hearing voices after his father's death. These voices lead him to seek comfort in a public library, a place where he discovers more about his own path and the power of stories. The novel weaves themes of loss, identity and the magic of everyday objects into a touching narrative.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy profound storytelling that blends realism with the surreal. It's a touching exploration of loss, growth, and the power of finding one's voice amidst the chaos. With rich, multidimensional characters and a narrative that weaves together the magical and the mundane, it's both a moving meditation on life and a quirky, thoughtful adventure.

The Book of Form and Emptiness

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After his father dies, Benny Oh finds he can hear objects talking: teapots, marbles and sharpened pencils, babbling in anger or distress. His mother, struggling to support their household alone, starts collecting things to give her comfort. Overwhelmed by the clamour of all the stuff, Benny seeks refuge in the beautiful silence of the public library.

There, the objects speak only in whispers. There, he meets a homeless poet and a mesmerising young performance artist. There, a book reaches out to him. Not just any book: his own book. And a very important conversation begins.

The Book of Form and Emptiness is about grief, resilience, creativity and psychological difference. It is about the importance of reading, and an observation of the mess consumer culture has got us into. It is an affirmation of the power of community. It is funny, kind, wise, urgent and completely irresistible. If you let it—if you listen—it could change your life.

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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki receives glowing reviews for its compassionate exploration of themes like grief, creativity, and consumer culture. Critics praise it as a reality-expanding, magical realist novel filled with humour, wisdom, and the redemptive power of art. This inventive and vivid narrative, infused with Zen philosophy, captivates readers with its unique characters and the enchanting relationship between people and objects.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922458902

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 512

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About the Author

Ruth Ozeki was born and raised in Connecticut by an American father and a Japanese mother. She is a novelist, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest whose books have garnered international acclaim. Her first two novels, My Year of Meats (1998) and All Over Creation (2003), have been translated into eleven languages and published in fourteen countries. Her third novel, A Tale for the Time Being (2013), won the LA Times Book Prize, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and has been published in over thirty countries.

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