Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic, now available for the first time in the English language. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan - where it then proceeded to become a runaway bestseller - 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. In the 1990s, Koushun Takami came up with the original story concept for Battle Royale after having a dream.
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: 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 one another until only one survivor is left standing. We’ve had you come here for one and only one reason’.
Read Or Download Battle Royale By Koushun Takami Full Pages. Review: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami The Book Habit Sakamochi clapped his hands a few times and admonished, ‘All right, all right, all right, quiet down, everyone’ The uproar quickly subsided, and he continued.
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