Ruth Ozeki: Author and Buddhist priest wins Women's Prize for Fiction

Tue, 5 Jul 2022 06:27:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61808113

"US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki has won this
year's Women's Prize for Fiction.

The award's judges described her novel The Book of Form and Emptiness as a
"celebration of the power of books".

Her fourth novel, it tells the story of a teenage boy who finds solace in
reading after the death of his father.

She was announced as the winner of the £30,000 prize at a ceremony in London,
beating nominees including Elif Shafak, Meg Mason and Louise Erdrich."

Via Kenny Chaffin.

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