Battle Royale - Remastered
ISBN: 9781421565989
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RM131.42
Publisher,Haikasoru
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
Weight, 580.6 g
No. of Pages, 647
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 onlyone 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--