Books that follow the journey of an object instead of several main characters?
Are there any examples of books that follow objects instead of several/main character/s?
For example, an object that gets passed from one character to another
Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck tells the story of a house and its different inhabitants throughout the 20th century
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The Warhammer 40,000 short story “The Sum of Its Parts” by Rhuairidh James is a series of vignettes that follows a tank over it lifetime of battle.
The short story “Cardboard Box” by Ryo Hanmura follows a cardboard box and its need to find fulfillment. It’s available in the anthology Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck tells the story of a house and its different inhabitants throughout the 20th century
The Warhammer 40,000 short story “The Sum of Its Parts” by Rhuairidh James is a series of vignettes that follows a tank over it lifetime of battle.
The short story “Cardboard Box” by Ryo Hanmura follows a cardboard box and its need to find fulfillment. It’s available in the anthology Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy.