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Title: Heaven Author: Mieko Kawakami ISBN: 9781609457457 Publisher: Europa Editions Published: 2022 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: First Edition Number of Pages: 176 Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE "A raw, painful, and tender portrait of adolescent misery... This book is very likely to make you cry."--Lily Meyer, NPR With profound tenderness and sensitivity, Japanese literary superstar Mieko Kawakami turns her unique gaze onto the causes and effects of violence. Raw but revelatory, this novel stands as a dazzling confirmation of Kawakami's standing as one of her country's most insightful and compelling novelists. In Heaven, a shy high-school student is subjected to bullying from his classmates and the only person capable of understanding his ordeal is a young classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormentors. Each finds in the other a unique sensibility capable of offering not only solace but also a fresh perspective on their predicaments. Show more