{"product_id":"battle-royale-remastered-9781421565989","title":"Battle Royale: Remastered","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a dystopian future Japan, forty-two junior high school students are outfitted with weapons and bid to kill one another until there is only one left standing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKoushun 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--\u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoushun Takami was born in 1969 in Amagasaki near Osaka and grew up in Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku (the fourth largest island in Japan), where he currently resides. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he worked for a newspaper company, Shikoku Shinbun, for five years, reporting on politics, police reports, and economics. Also, he attended Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence-course program and acquired an English teaching certificate for junior high and high school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e, completed after Takami left the newspaper company, was his debut work and his only novel published so far. With its publication in Japan in 1999, it received widespread support and became a best seller. \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e was serialized as a comic, made into a feature film in 2000, and has been translated into more than ten languages. Since its initial release, \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be a cult favorite in Japan and internationally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2012, \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale: Angels' Border\u003c\/i\u003e, a spin-off manga scripted by Koushun Takami, was released.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haikasoru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583283204370,"sku":"9781421565989","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d885c4be-1ba3-4087-82c4-54d019d0f1d8.jpg?v=1732027529","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/battle-royale-remastered-9781421565989","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}