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by Kawakami, Mieko, Bett, Sam, Boyd, David

Heaven : Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize

£9.99

Author: Kawakami, Mieko, Bett, Sam, Boyd, David

Japan

Published on 12 May 2022 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 176 pages
133 x 197 x 19 | 128g

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.

From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a sharp and illuminating novel about a fourteen-year-old boy subjected to relentless bullying.

In Heaven, a fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, he chooses to suffer in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate, Kojima, who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies. Providing each other with immeasurable consolation at a time in their lives when they need it most, the two young friends grow closer than ever. But what, ultimately, is the nature of a friendship when your shared bond is terror?Unflinching yet tender, sharply observed, intimate and multi-layered, this simple yet profound novel stands as yet another dazzling testament to Mieko Kawakami’s uncontainable talent.

TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of the Year’Mieko Kawakami is a genius’ – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times’An expertly told, deeply unsettling tale of adolescent violence’ – VogueTranslated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

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Weight 0.128 kg
Dimensions 13.3 × 19.7 × 1.9 cm