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      Heaven: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize

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      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><...

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      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
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      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&rsquo;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

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      Weight128 g
      Dimensions133 × 197 × 19 mm