Battle Royale
Subtitle: remastered
By: written by Koushun Takami ; a new translation by Nathan Collins
Contributors: Collins, Nathan (Nathan A.), translator
Edition: Remastered edition.
Publisher: Haikasoru
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 647
ISBN-13: 9781421565989
Subjects: Junior high school students; Reality television programs; Fiction
Work titles: Batoru rowaiaru
Description: "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"--
Notes: Translation from the Japanese of: Batoru rowaiaru.