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Battle Royale: Remastered
Koushun Takami
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Description for Battle Royale: Remastered
paperback. A new translation of the pop-culture phenomenon that is Battle Royale. Illustrator(s): Takami, Koushun. Series: Battle Royale (Novel). Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 45. Weight in Grams: 608.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Viz LLC
Condition
New
Series
Battle Royale (Novel)
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781421565989
SKU
9781421565989
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About Koushun Takami
Koushun Takami was born in 1969 in Amagasaki near Osaka and grew up in Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku (the fourth largest island in Japan), where he currently resides. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he worked for a newspaper company, Shikoku Shinbun, for five years, reporting on politics, police reports, and economics. Also, he attended Nihon University’s ... Read more
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