Guide Note

Chuck Palahniuk is a novelist and journalist from Washington State who has written nine novels and received numerous awards for his fiction. Palahniuk's rapid-paced novels aim to satirize societies consumerism, self-absorption, and artificial environments. Best known for his novel Fight Club (which was adapted into a movie in 1999), the author consistently pushes the limits of good taste in an effort to make the reader examine their place in a larger cultural narrative. The latest movie to be adapted from a Palahniuk novel is the 2008 movie Choke.

Fast Facts

Born February 21, 1962
Name pronounced "paula - nick"
Of France, Russia, and Ukrainian ancestry
Attended the University of Oregon
Admires writers Amy Hempel, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Bret Easton Ellis
Worked numerous jobs, including bike messenger and truck mechanic
Painstakingly researches the details of his novels, such as the bomb recipes in Fight Club

Novels

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Chuck Palahniuk

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Official Site: Chuck Palahniuk
Wikipedia: Chuck Palahniuk
Barnes & Noble: Meet the Writers: Chuck Palahniuk
Fan site: ChuckPalahniuk.com
Powells: 2001 Chuck Palahniuk interview
AV Club: 2007 Chuck Palahniuk interview
The Cult: FAQ about Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk Recent News

Official Site: The Cult: News
Google News Search: Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk Background and Profiles

IMDb: Chuck Palahniuk Filmography
Guardian Unlimited: Authors: Chuck Palahniuk
Internet Book List: Author Information: Chuck Palahniuk
DVD Talk: 2000 Chuck Palahniuk interview
Salon.com: 2001 article on a Chuck Palahniuk conference
Quizilla: Which Chuck Palahniuk Novel Are You?

Chuck Palahniuk Books and Timeline

1962: Born February 21, 1962 in Pasco, Washington
1980: Graduated from Columbia High School in Burbank Washington
1986: B.A. in Journalism, University of Oregon
1996: Fight Club
1999: Survivor, Invisible Monsters, and film adaptation of Fight Club
2001: Choke
2002: Lullaby
2003: Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk In Portland, Oregon
2004: Diary and Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
2005: Haunted
2007: Rant: Oral Biography of Buster Casey, Clown Girl introduction, filming starts on Choke adaptation

Chuck Palahniuk Writing Samples

Vice Magazine: "Mister Elegant"
Random House: Excerpt from Lullaby
Random House: "You are Here", excerpted from Stranger than Fiction
Random House: "Slumming," excerpted from Haunted
Official Site: "Guts," excerpted from Haunted
Random House: The "Guts" Effect
Anchor Books: Excerpt from Choke
Penguin Classics: Essay on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Chuck Palahniuk Photos

Chuck Palahniuk Video

YouTube: 2007 Chuck Palahniuk Rant book tour in Boston (Time: 7:28)
YouTube: 2006 Chuck Palahniuk interview with Torgen Schneider, Part 1 (Time: 9:21) | Part 2 (Time: 9:12) | Part 3 (Time: 8:49) | Part 4 (Time: 5:56) | Part 5 (Time 8:17)
YouTube: 2003 Chuck Palahniuk Lecture: "The Death of Protest, The Rebirth of Charm" (Time: 12:58)
Yahoo Video: Trailer for "Postcards from the Future: The Chuck Palahniuk Documentary" (Time: 1:57)

Chuck Palahniuk Blogs and Commentaries

Official Site: The Cult Community Forum
LiveJournal: Chuck Palahniuk Community
MySpace: Chuck Palahniuk
Official Site: The Cult Writer's Workshop
Washington Post: 2002 online forum for novel Lullaby

Chuck Palahniuk Books and Merchandise

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