Heaven

Name: Heaven
Author: Mieko Kawakami
ISBN: 9781509898305

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Heaven was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. 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? Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.

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