Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Free Download Book Battle Royale a PDF/EPUB format, written by Koushun Takami and published in April 21, 1999. The file contains more than 624 pages …
| Title | Battle Royale |
| Author | Koushun Takami |
| Year of Publication | April 21, 1999 |
| Language | English |
| File Format | PDF/ePub |
| Number of Pages | 624 |
Book Description
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. 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. 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.
