The Archive Project - Everybody Reads : Ruth Ozeki opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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."
LONDON (AP) A professor of English at Smith College in Massachusetts, Ozeki is also a filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest, and her novel was inspired in part by Buddhist philosophy.
Ruth Ozeki s Book of Form and Emptiness wins Women s Prize gasiantimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gasiantimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.