Battle royale
Kōshun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Kashoun Takami · 2003
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About the book
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.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Editions
- 20
- Reader rating
- 4.0 / 5 (23)
- Pages
- 624
- ISBN
- 9780575080492
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