An edition of Battle royale (1999)

Battle royale

2nd ed.

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Cover of: Battle royale by Kōshun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Kashoun Takami, KOUSHUM TAKAMI, Koushum Takami, Kōshun Takami
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An edition of Battle royale (1999)

Battle royale

2nd ed.

by , , , , , and

  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (20 ratings) ·
  • 94 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 36 Have read

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.

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Haikasoru
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English

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Junior high school students, Comic books, strips, Reality television programs, Fiction, Graphic novels, Graphic Novels - Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels-Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels / Graphic Novels / Manga, Comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, fantasy, Comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, general, Junior high school students -- Fiction, Fiction, psychological, FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure, FICTION / Suspense, Comics & graphic novels, manga, fantasy, Wilderness survival, Interpersonal relations in adolescence, Alienation (Social psychology), Comics & graphic novels, manga, general

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Battle Royale: remastered
2014, Haikasoru
in English - Remastered edition.
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Battle Royale (Spanish Edition)
2013-09-13, Planeta
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Battle royale
2009, Haikasoru
in English - 2nd ed.
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Battle royale
2003, VIZ, LLC
Paperback in English
Cover of: バトル・ロワイアル
バトル・ロワイアル
1999, Ōta Shuppan
in Japanese

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San Francisco
Genre
Fiction

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Dewey Decimal Class
895.6/36
Library of Congress
PL876.A396 B3813 2009, PL876.A396B3813 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23235509M
ISBN 13
9781421527727
LCCN
2009020184
Library Thing
5691177
Goodreads
6786692

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Work ID
OL8897717W

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