Heaven

Resumen del libro

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022From 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.

There can be little doubt that it has cemented her reputation as one of the most important young authors at work today. TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021. '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.

Biografía del autor

Mieko Kawakami (1976) es autora del best-seller internacional Pechos y huevos, elegido como uno de los libros del año en The New York Times y uno de los 10 mejores libros de 2020 en TIME. Nacida en Osaka, Kawakami hizo su debut literario como poeta en 2006 y publicó su primera novela, My Ego, My Teeth, and the World, en 2007. Su literatura ha sido alabada por el tono poético con el que aborda temas como el cuerpo femenino, las cuestiones éticas y los dilemas de la sociedad moderna. Sus obras han sido traducidas a diferentes idiomas y ha recibido numerosos premios literarios en Japón, como el Premio Akutagawa, el Premio Tanizaki y el Premio Murasaki Shikibu. Vive en Tokio, Japón.