Battle royale (2003)
Battle royale is a 2003 Japanese-language junior high school students book written by Kōshun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi.
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.
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What is Battle royale about?
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.
When was Battle royale published?
Battle royale was published in 2003.
Who made Battle royale?
Battle royale was written by Kōshun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi and Koushun Takami.
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- Companion guide: Battle Royale: The Complete Guide to Last-One-Standing Death Games