Heaven /
Kawakami Mieko.
- Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 2009.
- 248 p. ; 20 cm.
A sharp and incisive coming-of-age tale of friendship and resilience, Meiko Kawakami always boasts a remarkable balance of humor, heart and the right dose of skepticism. Heaven is timely, topical and sincere in the way it aims a microscope at modern society with such effectiveness that it'll push you to rethink a lot of what you take for granted.