The Book of Form and Emptiness - Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 (Paperback, Main)

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 When a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . . After 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. Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.

General

Imprint:	Canongate Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Ruth Ozeki
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	560
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-83885-527-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General
LSN:	1-83885-527-0
Barcode:	9781838855277

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Fri, 2 Sep 2022 | Review by: christine C.

Ruth Ozeki at her best. This story is bold, humane and heartbreaking. After the sad death of his father and the change in behaviour of his mother to strange, a 14-year old boy begins hearing voices when things about him begin to speak to him. They teach him things that truly matter; climate change, materialism, even jazz. Beautiful, bold, heartbreaking.

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