Ep. 58 – The Book of Form and Emptiness with Ruth Ozeki

Ethan Nichtern and Ruth Ozeki discuss her new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness , the similarities between writing and meditation, and how to perceive the voices of the object world. Ruth Ozeki is a novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. She is the award-winning author of four novels, The Book of Form and Emptiness , My Year of Meats , All Over Creation , and A Tale for the Time Being , which was a finalist for the 2013 Booker Prize. Her nonfiction work includes a memoir, The Face: A Time Code , and the documentary film, Halving the Bones , which was screened at Sundance and on public television. Ruth is affiliated with the Brooklyn Zen Center and the Everyday Zen Foun­dation. She teaches creative writing at Smith College, where she is the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities. Learn more about her at ruthozeki.com . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .