British journalist Mary Ann Sieghart, who chaired the judging panel, said Ozeki's novel "stood out for its sparkling writing, warmth, intelligence, humor and poignancy."
Ruth Ozeki says winning Women s Prize for Fiction is a wonderful by-product pressandjournal.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressandjournal.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Canadian-American author's prize-winning novel is about a boy who hears objects speaking to him. The award aims to celebrate women's creativity and get more men reading women writers.