Description
| Product ID: | 9781509898251 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Heaven |
| Subtitle: | Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize |
| Authors: | Author: Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett, David Boyd |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation, Japan |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a sharp and illuminating novel about a teenage boy subjected to relentless bullying. <p><b>Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022</b><br><br><b>From the bestselling author of </b><b><i>Breasts and Eggs </i></b><b>and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a sharp and illuminating novel </b><b>about a fourteen-year-old boy subjected to relentless bullying.</b><br><br>In <i>Heaven</i>, 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?<br><br>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. <br><br><b><i>TIME</i>'s 100 Must-Read Books of the Year</b><br><b>'Mieko Kawakami is a genius' - Naoise Dolan, author of <i>Exciting Times</i></b><br><b>'An expertly told, deeply unsettling tale of adolescent violence' - <i>Vogue</i></b><br><br><b>Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-12 |