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Ruth Ozeki ’80—award-winning author, filmmaker, Zen Buddhist priest, and Smith College professor of English language and literature—discusses her writing process; how Smith has impacted her life and career; and her latest novel, "The Book of Form and Emptiness," winner of the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction, one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards.
Ruth Ozeki ’80—award-winning author, filmmaker, Zen Buddhist priest, and Smith College professor of English language and literature—discusses her writing process; how Smith has impacted her life and career; and her latest novel, "The Book of Form and Emptiness," winner of the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction, one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards.










