In a dystopian future Japan, forty-two junior high school students are outfitted with weapons and bid to kill one another until there is only one left standing.
Koushun Takami’s notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: 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 until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan–where it became a runaway best seller–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.Author: Koushun Takami
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Haikasoru
Published: 04/01/2014
Series: Battle Royale (Novel)
Pages: 656
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.45w x 1.79d
ISBN: 9781421565989
Language: English
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