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Ruth Ozeki’s ‘Book of Form and Emptiness’ wins Women’s Prize

Meg Mason attends the 2022 Women's Prize For Fiction Winner's Ceremony, in London, Wednesday June 15, 2022. The prize, which is now in its 27th year, is open to original works of fiction written in English by women around the world, with the winner receiving £30,000. This year's nominees are Lisa Allen-Agostini for The Bread the Devil Knead, Meg Mason for Sorrow and Bliss, Ruth Ozeki for The Book of Form and Emptiness, Elif Shafak for The Island of Missing Trees, Louise Erdrich for The Sentence and Maggie Shipstead for Great Circle. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Elif Shafak attends the 2022 Women's Prize For Fiction Winner's Ceremony, in London, Wednesday June 15, 2022. The prize, which is now in its 27th year, is open to original works of fiction written in English by women around the world, with the winner receiving £30,000. This year's nominees are Lisa Allen-Agostini for The Bread the Devil Knead, Meg Mason for Sorrow and Bliss, Ruth Ozeki for The Book of Form and Emptiness, Elif Shafak for The Island of Missing Trees, Louise Erdrich for The Sentence and Maggie Shipstead for Great Circle. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Lisa Allen-Agostini attends the 2022 Women's Prize For Fiction Winner's Ceremony, in London, Wednesday June 15, 2022. The prize, which is now in its 27th year, is open to original works of fiction written in English by women around the world, with the winner receiving £30,000. This year's nominees are Lisa Allen-Agostini for The Bread the Devil Knead, Meg Mason for Sorrow and Bliss, Ruth Ozeki for The Book of Form and Emptiness, Elif Shafak for The Island of Missing Trees, Louise Erdrich for The Sentence and Maggie Shipstead for Great Circle. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Maggie Shipstead attends the 2022 Women's Prize For Fiction Winner's Ceremony, in London, Wednesday June 15, 2022. The prize, which is now in its 27th year, is open to original works of fiction written in English by women around the world, with the winner receiving £30,000. This year's nominees are Lisa Allen-Agostini for The Bread the Devil Knead, Meg Mason for Sorrow and Bliss, Ruth Ozeki for The Book of Form and Emptiness, Elif Shafak for The Island of Missing Trees, Louise Erdrich for The Sentence and Maggie Shipstead for Great Circle. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Ruth Ozeki attends the 2022 Women's Prize For Fiction Winner's Ceremony, in London, Wednesday June 15, 2022. The prize, which is now in its 27th year, is open to original works of fiction written in English by women around the world, with the winner receiving £30,000. This year's nominees are Lisa Allen-Agostini for The Bread the Devil Knead, Meg Mason for Sorrow and Bliss, Ruth Ozeki for The Book of Form and Emptiness, Elif Shafak for The Island of Missing Trees, Louise Erdrich for The Sentence and Maggie Shipstead for Great Circle. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Ruth Ozeki’s ‘Book of Form and Emptiness’ wins Women’s Prize