pstrongLONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEstrongpbrpstrongA raw, painful, and tender portrait of adolescent misery... This book is very likely to make you cry.--Lily Meyer, strongstrongemNPRemstrongpbrpWith profound tenderness and sensitivity, Japanese literary superstar Mieko Kawakami turns her unique gaze onto the causes and effects of violence. Raw but revelatory, this novel stands as a dazzling confirmation of Kawakami's standing as one of her country's most insightful and compelling novelists.pbrpIn emHeavenem, a shy high-school student is subjected to bullying from his classmates and the only person capable of understanding his ordeal is a young classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormentors. Each finds in the other a unique sensibility capable of offering not only solace but also a fresh perspective on their predicaments.p