A Brief Guide To The Hunger Games

The story behind Suzanne Collins's bestselling dystopian trilogy for young adults

The fascinating story behind Suzanne Collins s bestselling dystopian trilogy

Suzanne Collins conceived The Hunger Games as a parable for teen life and a warning against a dystopian future. Her chilling vision of a post-apocalyptic world has captured the imagination of a generation of readers, creating a publishing phenomenon.

In this illuminating guide to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, Robb sheds light on the key themes of the books and their major characters Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne and the tough, self-reliant heroine Katniss Everdeen, the role that made a star of Jennifer Lawrence and looks at the sources in Greek myth, Roman history and American entertainment that Collins has drawn on.

He also chronicles the adaptation of Collins s bestselling novels into a series of blockbuster films starring Jennifer Lawrence and analyses the wider cultural impact of Collins's work.