Battle royale

Kōshun Takami Masayuki Taguchi Koushun Takami Kashoun Takami KOUSHUM TAKAMI Koushum Takami First published 2003

About this book

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.

Subjects

  • alienation (social psychology)
  • comic books, strips
  • comics & graphic novels
  • comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, fantasy
  • comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, general
  • comics & graphic novels / graphic novels / manga
  • comics & graphic novels, manga, fantasy
  • comics & graphic novels, manga, general
  • fiction
  • fiction, psychological
  • fiction / science fiction / adventure
  • fiction / suspense
  • graphic novels
  • graphic novels - manga
  • graphic novels-manga
  • interpersonal relations in adolescence
  • junior high school students
  • junior high school students -- fiction
  • reality television programs
  • wilderness survival