who created the hunger games in the book

In the Hunger Games universe, the Hunger Games themselves were created by the Capitol after the Dark Days rebellion as a punishment and a tool of control over the districts in the fictional country of Panem.

In‑world creator of the Games

Within the story, the Games are not made by one single “author” figure but by the authoritarian government of the Capitol.

• After the districts rebelled during the Dark Days, the Capitol crushed the rebellion and designed the annual Hunger Games as retribution and a warning.

• Each year, a Head Gamemaker (like Seneca Crane in book 1 and Plutarch Heavensbee later) runs that specific arena and designs the deadly traps, but the institution of the Games comes from the Capitol’s regime itself.

Real‑world creator of the book

If the question is about who created The Hunger Games as a book series, that is American author Suzanne Collins.

• Suzanne Collins wrote The Hunger Games (2008) and its sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay , along with later prequels set in the same world.

• She has explained that the idea came while flipping TV channels between reality shows and news footage of war, which merged in her mind into the concept of a televised fight to the death involving children.

TL;DR:

• In the book’s world, the Hunger Games are created by the Capitol after the Dark Days to punish and control the districts.

• In real life, the story and the Games concept were created by author Suzanne Collins.

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