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After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices from objects in his house—a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. While he can't fully understand their words, he senses their emotional tones; some are gentle, while others are filled with anger and pain. As his mother develops a hoarding problem, the voices become increasingly overwhelming. Initially, Benny tries to ignore them, but they soon follow him outside and into school, prompting him to seek refuge in a large public library, where the objects behave and speak in whispers. In this new world, Benny falls for a captivating street artist with a smug pet ferret who performs in the library. He also meets a homeless philosopher-poet who inspires him to ask important questions and find his own voice. Additionally, he encounters a talking Book that narrates his life and teaches him to listen to what truly matters. With its mix of sympathetic characters, a riveting plot, and themes ranging from jazz to climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this narrative is a bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane, and heartbreaking exploration of life.
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The Book of Form and Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2021
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- (Hardcover)
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- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Ruth Ozeki
- Verlag
- Canongate
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2021
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 550
- ISBN10
- 1838856994
- ISBN13
- 9781838856991
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Esoterik & Religion, Fantasy, Historische Romane, Religiöse Themen, Philosophisches Thema, Religion, Familie, Frauen, Gegenwartsliteratur, Freundschaft, USA, Esoterik, Amerikanische Literatur, Schule, Tod, Japan, Psychische Gesundheit, Buddhismus, Ehe, Mädchen, Kommunikation, Jugend, Verlust, Tagebücher, Trauer, Meere und Ozeane, Magischer Realismus, Psychologische Romane, Behandlung, Therapie, Alleinsein, Psychiatrie, Selbstmord, Trauma, Mobbing, Schriftstellerinnen, Bibliotheken, Chaos, Halluzinationen
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 2013
- Originaltitel
- A Tale for the Time Being
- Bewertung
- 4 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices from objects in his house—a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. While he can't fully understand their words, he senses their emotional tones; some are gentle, while others are filled with anger and pain. As his mother develops a hoarding problem, the voices become increasingly overwhelming. Initially, Benny tries to ignore them, but they soon follow him outside and into school, prompting him to seek refuge in a large public library, where the objects behave and speak in whispers. In this new world, Benny falls for a captivating street artist with a smug pet ferret who performs in the library. He also meets a homeless philosopher-poet who inspires him to ask important questions and find his own voice. Additionally, he encounters a talking Book that narrates his life and teaches him to listen to what truly matters. With its mix of sympathetic characters, a riveting plot, and themes ranging from jazz to climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this narrative is a bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane, and heartbreaking exploration of life.