The book of form & emptiness
av Ruth Ozeki (forfatter).
Canongate 2022 Heftet
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
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.
Bokdetaljer
Forlag Canongate
Utgivelsesår 2022
Format Heftet
ISBN13 9781838855277
EAN 9781838855277
Språk Engelsk
Sider 550
Utgave 1
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WINNER!! THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
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.
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Caroline siterer The book of form & emptiness av Ruth Ozeki (side 28)
13:31, 22. desember 2023 Ingen har det som favoritt.
LIfe is lived from birth to death, from the beginning into an unknowable future. But stories are told in hindsight. Stories are life lived backward.
Caroline siterer The book of form & emptiness av Ruth Ozeki (side 36)
13:35, 22. desember 2023 Ingen har det som favoritt.
That's what books are for, after all, to tell your stories, to hold them and keep them safe between our covers for as long as we're able.
Caroline siterer The book of form & emptiness av Ruth Ozeki (side 159)
13:47, 22. desember 2023 Ingen har det som favoritt.
He liked the past. He also liked the future. It was the present that was the problem.
Caroline siterer The book of form & emptiness av Ruth Ozeki (side 173)
13:52, 22. desember 2023 Ingen har det som favoritt.
For most humans throughout history, "more" wasn't even an option. "Enough" was the goal and was, by definition, enough.
Caroline siterer The book of form & emptiness av Ruth Ozeki (side 528)
15:03, 22. desember 2023* Ingen har det som favoritt.
Blame is just another way of refusing to take responsibility for your life, and when you blame us, you give up your own power and agency. Don't you see? It makes you into a victim.
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