This isn't a novel, but there's a kids picture book called "We Are All Me" by Jordon Crane that explains this in simple poetry at a level that understandable to both children and adults.
@FullyAutomatedRPG Great, thank you! I take anything. I like the point about the interconnectedness of all life.
I'm a little surprised that the idea hasn't been worked on umpteen times in art.
Stapledon's Star Maker may be worth consideration. It views the universe (or all the universes, collectively) as a work of art in progress, rather than a living being, but there seems to be some overlap between the two points of view, particularly with respect to the relationship of the universe to the life which is sometimes to be found within it.
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