Battle Royale

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.

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

Places: Japan