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Battle royale
by Kōshun Takami
First Published
2003
Subjects
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
Description
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.