The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle royale to the death. The book received critical acclaim from major reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing The Hunger Games, Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. The Hunger Games was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien.
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- gravecomic
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- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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- Author
- Suzanne Collins
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 397
- Publisher
- Lectorum Publications, Incorporated, Scholastic Audio Books, ACT
- Editions
- 143
- Language
- Spanish, tgl, vie, dan
- ISBN
- 9781407157863
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American author of young adult literature, whose works include *The Hunger Games* trilogy and *The Underland Chronicles* series. The daughter of an Air Force officer, she lives in her native home of Connecticut.
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