October 8, 2013
The Guardian
Booker prize 2013: why Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being should win
Richard Lea
BBC News: Man Booker Prize 2013: Shortlist at a glance →
“A Zen novel, it’s about dualities at every level... it is incredibly clever and incredibly sweet, it is big hearted and a novel we decided was most likely to make us realise the process of reading 152 books could make us feel Zen, rather than a little tired.”
September 11, 2013
BBC News
Man Booker Prize 2013: Shortlist at a glance
The Telegraph: Booker Prize 2013 is a truly great shortlist →
“As the names were read out by Robert Macfarlane, chair of the judges, I realised the choices were both brave and solid – each one exceptional yet indisputably skilled; and as a collection, as a joint way of saying “this is what the novel can be”, it was incredibly exciting. ”
September 10, 2013
The Telegraph
Booker Prize 2013 is a truly great shortlist
Gaby Wood
Tricycle: The Eternal Now →
“What moves me most of all is the way Ozeki explores intimate human relationships, and how people manage to love each other in the midst of their suffering.”
Fall 2013
Tricycle
The Eternal Now
Susan Moon
Sydney Morning Herald: Poetic approach to an idiosyncratic oeuvre →
“Both works stir in a dazzling array of ingredients with the same mix of playfulness, compassion and acid observation.”
August 18, 2013
The Sydney Morning Herald
Poetic approach to an idiosyncratic oeuvre
John Bailey