An edition of The Hunger Games (2008)

The Hunger Games

First Scholastic paperback printing
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An edition of The Hunger Games (2008)

The Hunger Games

First Scholastic paperback printing
  • 4.07 ·
  • 337 Ratings
  • 3182 Want to read
  • 221 Currently reading
  • 549 Have read

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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Scholastic Inc.
Language
English
Pages
374

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饥饿游戏: The Hunger Games
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Die Tribute von Panem: Tödliche Spiele
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Paperback in German - 1. Auflage
Cover of: The Hunger Games
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2012-02, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; first printing
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2012-04, Editions France Loisirs
Paperback in French
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Paperback in Spanish - Primera edición, Septima reimpresion
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Los juegos del hambre
2010-05, Molino
Paperback in Spanish - Tercera ed.
Cover of: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2009-09, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback in English - First Scholastic paperback printing
Cover of: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2008-10, Scholastic Press
Hardcover in English - First edition
Cover of: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2008-10, Scholastic Press
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2008-10, Scholastic Press
Hardcover in English - First edition

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Copyright Date
2008

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
374p.
Number of pages
374

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37079410M
ISBN 10
0439023521
ISBN 13
9780439023528
OCLC/WorldCat
438297569
Goodreads
62100662

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