01757nam a22002657a 4500 20260129150929.0 221102b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781509898251 AL English 23 895.636 KAWH Mieko Kawakami 253175 Heaven London Picador 2022 167p PB 19.5x13cm 5123 ₹440.00 ₹ ₹550.00 20% 22-10-2022 Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022 From 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. Fiction 60849 Victims of bullying 60850 Bullying 60851 Friendship 60852 Teenagers 60853 Japan 60854 ddc BK 224989 224989 0 0 ddc 0 0 GEN AL AL 2022-10-29 Biblios Book Point Surathkal Mangalore 575014 440.00 1 895.636 KAWH 076181 2023-05-05 00:00:00 2023-04-26 550.00 2022-11-02 BK