The hit film The Hunger Games has further expanded on the fame of the popular book trilogy. But if you've been living under a rock, maybe you missed the memo - what are The Hunger Games? Let's get you up to speed.
The Hunger Games was originally a young adult novel written by Suzanne Collins. It was first published in September 2008 by Scholastic. It is written in the voice of sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen from District 12 of Panem. Panem is an isolated nation in a post-apocalyptic world, built on the remains of North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, holds absolute power over the 12 Districts. Each District is responsible for provided a resource or service to Panem and the Capital. District 12, the poorest District, provides Coal from the mines.
The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle. The children fight to the death on a digitally enhanced battlefield until only one remains.
In the 74th annual Games Katniss's little sister is selected as tribute. Katniss volunteers to take her place, thus becoming the female tribute from District 12. Also selected is Peeta, a baker's son. Peeta is quick to announce romantic feelings for Katniss and thus sets up an interesting romantic sub-plot to support this already riveting story.
Suzanne Collins' novel was quite a runaway success after being published. The first print run was 50,000 copies, which was then bumped up twice to 200,000 copies. By early 2010, The Hunger Games had sold 800,000 copies and was published in 26 foreign languages. The book has now sold millions of print copies and is also a top seller on the Amazon Kindle.
The book was soon optioned and a movie has been produced, with hopes to expand into a trilogy or more. First released March 21, 2012 - The Hunger Games is a science fiction action-drama film directed by Gary Ross. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, and Woody Harrelson.
The film was met with very positive reviews, praising the cast and the excellent source material. Empire magazine said "Lawrence is perfect as Katniss, there's very little softness about her, more a melancholy determination that good must be done even if that requires bad things."
If you think you know a lot about the book and movie, how about taking The Hunger Games Quiz? Check for a link below.
How much do you know about The Hunger Games? Find out with our fun Hunger Games Quiz
If you're a huge fan of the book series, maybe you would like to try our Catching Fire Quiz or our Mockingjay Quiz - Enjoy!
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