川上未映子さんのインスタグラム写真 - (川上未映子Instagram)「・間髪入れずに2021年は『ヘヴン』イギリス版の表紙写真も年末に撮り終えて本当に素晴らしいので早くみんなに見てほしい💫 (グリーンのこちらは、アメリカ版🇺🇸) コジマと僕の物語、海外ではどう読まれるかなあ！ ⭐️ One of the best Japanese books in translation of 2020 was Mieko Kawakami’s “Breasts and Eggs.” In 2021, we’re being gifted another Kawakami novel via the same translators — Sam Bett and David Boyd — simply titled “Heaven.” “Heaven” follows the tortured life of a teenage boy who is bullied relentlessly for his lazy eye. He resigns himself to his abuse but also finds kinship in a fellow classmate, a girl, who is going through the same routine of vicious bullying. This is a novel that explores the effects of bullying, the justifications of it and how bullying pervades our everyday lives. Most importantly, the book asks: why? Given the sheer overwhelming popularity of “Breasts and Eggs” in 2020, “Heaven” is set to be another big hit for Japanese literature in 2021. 👆I hope so✨ #miekokawakami#川上未映子」1月3日 10時36分