Chuck Palahniuk





Chuck Palahniuk

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February 21, 1962 in Pasco, Washington, The United States

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Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk is an American Transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist of Ukrainian ancestry born in Pasco, Washington. The press release for his book, Rant, states he is now living in Vancouver, Washington. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher.


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Chuck Palahniuk signs books at St. Helen's Book ShopChuck's west coast tour for the upcoming INVISIBLE MONSTERS REMIX release is happening this July, but before all of that, St. Helen's Book Shop is kicking things off in style with a signing party. If you don't know, Chuck has a very special relationship with this local Portland bookstore. For every book release, he visits them and not only signs all of their inventory, but takes personally insc...

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Published on May 21, 2012 10:09 • 91 views
Average rating: 3.74 · 389,384 ratings · 22,021 reviews · 30 distinct works
Fight Club
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 96,543 ratings — published 1996 — 70 editions
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Choke
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 62,068 ratings — published 2001 — 46 editions
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Invisible Monsters
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 35,060 ratings — published 1999 — 35 editions
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Survivor
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 35,286 ratings — published 1999 — 32 editions
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Lullaby
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 32,452 ratings — published 2002 — 36 editions
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Diary
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 27,138 ratings — published 2003 — 35 editions
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Haunted
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 26,880 ratings — published 2005 — 33 editions
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Rant: An Oral Biography of ...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 20,595 ratings — published 2007 — 37 editions
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Snuff
3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 16,702 ratings — published 2008 — 33 editions
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Stranger Than Fiction
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 10,479 ratings — published 2004 — 25 editions
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Upcoming Events

Invisible Monsters Remix Party
Author appearance, June 21, 2012 06:30PM
Bing Lounge, Portland, OR, US

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Interviews

May 2010, Chuck Palahniuk
"Weird and creepy but true, I've been reading lots of Judy Blume. Being a 48-year-old male reading about adolescent sex in Forever gets me lots of stares in airports...At this point I am an authority on menstruation." ...More

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“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.”
Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”
Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

“The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.”
Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

Polls

Which is your favourite fictional Chuck Palahniuk novel?

 
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