Suzanne Collins (pictured). It is written in the voice of 16-year-old
Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the 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 are 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 to the death. In writing the novel,
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. Since its
release, The Hunger Games has been translated into 26 languages, and
publishing rights have been sold in 38 territories. The novel is the
first in The Hunger Games trilogy, followed by Catching Fire (2009) and
Mockingjay (2010). A film adaptation, directed by Gary Ross and co-
written and co-produced by Collins herself, was released in 2012.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
81:
Domitian became the last Flavian emperor of Rome, succeeding his
brother Titus.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian>
1763:
About 300 Seneca warriors during Pontiac's Rebellion attacked a
British Army detachment, killing 81 soldiers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Devil%27s_Hole>
1926:
The Locarno Treaties establishing post-First World War
territorial settlements were formally ratified by the signatory nations
and came into effect.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locarno_Treaties>
1979:
Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki was assassinated upon the
order of Hafizullah Amin, who became the new president.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Muhammad_Taraki>
2008:
All 88 people aboard Aeroflot Flight 821 died when the aircraft
crashed on approach to Perm Airport in Perm Krai, Russia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_821>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
torrefy:
To subject to intense heat.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/torrefy>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The old phrase, "Government of the people, by the people, for the
people", represents a true ideal. It is best for the people as a whole.
It is even more clearly the best for the development of the individual
man and woman. And since in the end, the character and the prosperity of
the nation depend on the character of the individuals that compose it,
the form of government which best promotes individual development is the
best for the people as a whole.
--Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Cecil,_1st_Viscount_Cecil_of_Chelwood>
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