Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Fight Club’s estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret after-hours boxing matches in the basement of bars. There, two men fight "as long as they have to." This is a gloriously original work that exposes the darkness at the core of our modern world.
Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. The film’s popularity drove sales of the novel. Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. Chuck’s work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. While on the road in support of Diary, Chuck began reading a short story entitled 'Guts,' which would eventually become part of the novel Haunted.
In the years that followed, he continued to write, publishing the bestselling Rant, Snuff, Pygmy, Tell-All, a 'remix' of Invisible Monsters, Damned, and most recently, Doomed.
Chuck also enjoys giving back to his fans, and teaching the art of storytelling has been an important part of that. In 2004, Chuck began submitting essays to ChuckPalahniuk.net on the craft of writing. These were 'How To' pieces, straight out of Chuck's personal bag of tricks, based on the tenants of minimalism he learned from Tom Spanbauer. Every month, a “Homework Assignment” would accompany the lesson, so Workshop members could apply what they had learned. (all 36 of these essays can currently be found on The Cult's sister-site, LitReactor.com).
Then, in 2009, Chuck increased his involvement by committing to read and review a selection of fan-written stories each month. The best stories are currently set to be published in Burnt Tongues, a forthcoming anthology, with an introduction written by Chuck himself.
His next novel, Beautiful You, is due out in October 2014.
其实《搏击俱乐部》要讲的,压根就不是什么精神分裂之类的烂事。 书要比电影好,这是我的第一感觉。电影让我的眼球疲于追逐动态的画面,却看不到太多背后的东西。而躺在床上,合起书本,你有一整个宇宙那么多的事情可以思考。 经济学的第一堂课:你是稀缺性的...
评分 评分人怎么界定自己乐观还是悲观?通过认识你的人?通过自己? 人又怎么分析自己的意识?因为前一秒笑,就是开心?通过后一秒哭,就是悲伤? 生活在物质中你一定有太多厌恶和羞耻。因为唾弃钢筋水泥、光缆电器的,往往是离不开它们的人。 要知道你得到这些便利之前,你每天为之奋...
评分罗豫/文 每代人都有每代人的青春,每一代的青春大都有相对应的青春文学。一代人年华老去之时,那些没有随之褪色的青春文学,成为时间轴上一个个醒目的坐标,甚至成为后人解读这个时代的关键材料。文学的时代性和永恒性在这里得到了某种统一:真正时代的就会成为永恒。有过《...
评分我本以为,电影已经够怪异够病态够疯狂了,没想到跟原著比起来,电影实在是太正常了。能这么讲故事能讲这样故事的人太牛逼了……
评分我们同样是物质的奴隶,却没有毁灭一切的勇气!
评分手法一流!
评分小说和电影还是有很大不同的,电影里结局圆满,而小说中留下了悬疑。很棒
评分real elegant, tough words.
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