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Koushun Takami
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Battle Royale, Volume 1 |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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624 |
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2003-02-26 |
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156931778X |
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VIZ Media LLC |
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1.32 pounds |
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5.04 x 8.06 x 1.33 inches |
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1 |
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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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Brendan (USA: IL) (2006/10/09):
A great read! Really absorbing and entertaining, if gruesome. Good condition.
bowpeep (United Kingdom) (2010/03/18):
Definitely worth a read if you enjoyed the film or the manga. It gives a different perspective you may have missed in the film. Very detailed first person accounts from each student before death ect, really enjoyable.Personally i found it a bit difficult to keep up with at times as some of the names are so similar but only a minor issue, which didn't affect the content to much. The writing was brilliant, keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through. very long book. End is amazing :)
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