Heaven by Mieko Kawakami is a visceral and philosophical exploration of adolescent suffering, bullying, and the search for meaning in an indifferent world. Originally published in Japan in 2009 and later translated into English by Sam Bett and David Boyd , the novel follows an unnamed 14-year-old boy tormented by his classmates for having a lazy eye .
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For readers interested in exploring more of Kawakami's work, several of her other novels and poetry collections are available in English translation, including: Core Themes and Narrative Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
The narrator’s lazy eye is the catalyst for his bullying. It represents how he is "seen" by the world. However, the novel flips this motif: the narrator becomes an observer of the bullies. He watches them so closely that he begins to understand their emptiness better than they do. Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) PDF readers on
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