The book of form and emptiness: A novel / Ruth Ozeki.
By: Ozeki, Ruth
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BookPlace of publication: New YorkPublisher: Penguin BooksDate of publication: 2022Description: 560 pages: 22 cm.ISBN: 9780399563669.Subject(s): Fantasy fiction | Books -- Fiction | Libraries -- FictionDDC classification: F Oz99 2022 BOO Summary: 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 - and while Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone. 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, driving him to seek refuge in a public library, where objects are well-behaved and know how to speak in whispers. There he discovers a strange new world. He falls in love with a mesmerizing street artist who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet who encourages him to ask important questions and finds his own voice amongst the many. Ans 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.
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| F Os81 2019 RAD Radio silence / | F Ow27 2018 WHE Where the crawdads sing / | F Oz99 2013 TAL A tale for the time being / | F Oz99 2022 BOO The book of form and emptiness: | F P171 2012 WON Wonder / | F P172 2009 PYG Pygmy / | F P2773 2011 WOR Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life / |
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 - and while Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone. 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, driving him to seek refuge in a public library, where objects are well-behaved and know how to speak in whispers. There he discovers a strange new world. He falls in love with a mesmerizing street artist who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet who encourages him to ask important questions and finds his own voice amongst the many. Ans 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.
(From the back cover)
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