Battle Royale
of Koushun Takami, Yuji Oniki (Translator)
Description
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan - where it then proceeded to become a runaway bestseller - Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic, now available for the first time in the English language.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 617 pages
- Publisher VIZ, LLC
- Publication Date 02/26/03
- First Publication 04/21/99
- Language English
- ISBN 9781569317785
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Japan']
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