3.5
The Most Dangerous Game
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A subject of mysterious rumors and superstition, the deserted Caribbean Island was shrouded in an air of peril. To Sanger Rainsford, who fell off a yacht and washed up on its shores, the abandoned isle was a welcome paradise. But unknown to the big-game hunter, a predator lurked in its lush jungles—one more dangerous than any he had ever encountered: a human.
First published in 1924, this suspenseful tale "has inspired serial killers, films and stirred controversy in schools. A century on, the story continues to thrill" (
).
"[A] tense, relentless story of man-against-man adventure, in which the hunter Sanger Rainsford learns, at the hands of General Zaroff, what it means to be hunted." —
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“It kinda reminds me of the hunger games. It was made way before then. I think it was like the original version of things like Hunger Games and other stuff.”
About Richard Connell
Richard Connell (1893–1949) was an American author and journalist best remembered for his short story “The Most Dangerous Game” (1924). Connell was one of the most popular American short story writers of his time, and his stories were published in the
and
magazines. He had equal success as a journalist and screenwriter, and his screenplay for the movie
was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942.
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