{"product_id":"battle-royale-the-novel-9781421527727","title":"Battle Royale: The Novel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBattle Royale: The Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e by Takami, Koushun. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781421527727.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an alternative future Japan, junior high students are forced to fight to the death! L to R (Western Style). Koushun Takamis 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 Fliesfor 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. A group of high school students are taken to small isolated island and forced to fight each other until only one remains alive! If they break the rules a special collar blows their heads off. Koushun Takamis brutal, high-octane thriller is told in breathless. blow-by-blow fashion. Battle Royale is a contemporary Japanese pulp classic now available for the first time in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Haikasoru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951888461877,"sku":"ByrdShop_1421527723","price":91.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781421527727_b67cfd96-c9a5-4e12-b976-68a86b0dc4a3.jpg?v=1778673556","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/battle-royale-the-novel-9781421527727","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}