Battle Royale: Remastered
Author: Takami, Koushun
ISBN: 9781421565989
Publisher: Haikasoru
Year First Published: 2014
Pages: 656
Dimensions: 8 inches x 5.25 inches x 1.8 inches
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
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 rst 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.
ISBN: 9781421565989
Publisher: Haikasoru
Year First Published: 2014
Pages: 656
Dimensions: 8 inches x 5.25 inches x 1.8 inches
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
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 rst 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.
