Battle Royale: Remastered

Binding: Paperback
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.
Title: Battle Royale: Remastered
Author(s): Takami Koushun
Publisher: Viz Media Subs. Of Shogakukan Inc
Barcode: 9781421565989
Pages: 656 Pages
Publication Date: 4/1/2014
Series: Battle Royale (Novel)
Category: Science Fiction