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Hearing Voices From 'The Book of Form and Emptiness'

2021/10/7
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If these walls could talk... what might they say to the chairs? In Ruth Ozeki's novel The Book of Form and Emptiness, 13-year-old Benny Oh starts hearing things talk to him after the loss of his father. As he navigates his grief, it's his conversations with books that guide him through.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)