Battle Royale: The Novel

Type

Book

Authors

Koushun Takami

ISBN 10

1421527723

ISBN 13

9781421527727

Tags

anglais, english, Dystopia, Japan, Japanese, translation, Violence, horror, science fiction, novel

Abstract

Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, is one of Japan's best-selling and most controversial novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television. A Japanese pulp classic available in English for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world.

Description

The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old gangster director Kinji Fukusaku.
Foreword by Max Allan Collins
Newly revised text
Interview with director Kinji Fukasaku
New in-depth author afterword

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