EAN: 9781838855246

THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS - RUTH OZEKI KAR...

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 One year after the death of his beloved musician
father  thirteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in
his house - a sneaker  a broken Christmas ornament  a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny
doesn't understand what these things are saying  he can sense their emotional tone  some are
pleasant  a gentle hum or coo  but others are snide  angry and full of pain. When his mother
develops a hoarding problem  the voices grow more clamorous. At first Benny tries to ignore
them  but soon the voices follow him outside the house  onto the street and at school  driving
him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library  where objects are
well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. There  he falls in love with a mesmerising street
artist with a smug pet ferret  who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a
homeless philosopher-poet  who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice
amongst the many. And he meets his very own Book - a talking thing - who narrates Benny's life
and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. The Book of Form and Emptiness
blends unforgettable characters  riveting plot and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz
to climate change to our attachment to material possessions. This is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold
humane and heartbreaking.

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