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Koushun Takami
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Battle Royale |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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624 |
| Date: |
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2003-02-26 |
| ISBN: |
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156931778X |
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VIZ Media LLC |
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1.45 pounds |
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0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 inches |
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Original |
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Product Description
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. 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.
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http://bookmooch.com/156931778X |
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