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Battle Royale

(Battle Royale)

By Koushun Takami

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| Paperback | 9781569317785

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Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, is one of Japan's best-selling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. ForceContinue

Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, is one of Japan's best-selling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television. A Japanese pulp classic available in English for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world. The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old gangster director Kinji Fukusaku.

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  • The translation is a little awkward, but it's an interesting story. The book is far better than the manga.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 624 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 156931778X
  • ISBN-13: 9781569317785
  • Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
  • Pub date: Feb 26, 2003
  • Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
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