Punishment Is Coming: On Mieko Kawakami’s “Heaven”
Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Heaven” explores the sufferings and cruelties of adolescence.
Soleil Davíd moved from the Philippines to the United States age 17. Her work has appeared in Arkansas International, MARY, Cream City Review, and The Margins, among others. She received a BA from UC Berkeley and an MFA from Indiana University, where she served as Poetry Editor of Indiana Review. Davíd has received support from PEN America, VONA and Bread Loaf Translators Conference. She lives in Washington, DC.
Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Heaven” explores the sufferings and cruelties of adolescence.