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"The Hunger Games" is a 2008 novel by Suzanne Collins that became a major work in young adult literature and popular culture. The book's success helped establish it as an influential series that resonated with millions of readers worldwide.
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- Author
- Suzanne Collins
- First published
- 2008
- Editions
- 127
- Subjects
- severe poverty, starvation, oppression, effects of war, self-sacrifice, Science fiction, Apocalyptic fiction, Dystopian fiction
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- Official website
- www.scholastic.com/thehungergames
- Image
- The Hunger Games (Liongate films) logo.svg
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The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian young adult 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. After her sister Primrose is chosen, Katniss takes her place in The Hunger Games, an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol 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.
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2000s adventure novels2008 American novels2008 science fiction novelsAmerican adventure novelsAmerican English-language novelsAmerican novels adapted into filmsAmerican post-apocalyptic novelsAmerican sports novelsAmerican young adult novelsBooks by Suzanne CollinsChildren's science fiction novelsDystopian novels