![]() ![]() ![]() When it was finally published in 1999, it went on to become a bestseller in Japan. It was speculated by somebody that took part in the award’s preliminary selection committee it was due to the backdrop being too reminiscent of the Kobe child murders committed the year previous. They didn’t award it because they felt if they did it would hurt the competition’s reputation. All three members of the final round’s selection committee that year admitted it was the best work (in terms of subject matter, story, and structure), however declined to award it the winner because of its content. It was rejected during the final round of the 1997 literary competition Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel, because of its controversial content portraying Junior High School kids forced to kill each other. “Battle Royale” was completed after he left the news company. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University’s liberal arts correspondence course.įrom 1991 until 1996, he worked for Shikoku Shimbum, the news company, reporting on various things including police reports, politics, and economics. He was born on Januin Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. Koshun Takami is a Japanese journalist and author. ![]()
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