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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 basements of bars. There, two men fight "as long as they have to." This is a gloriously original work that
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"Caustic, outrageous, bleakly funny, violent and always unsettling, Palahniuk's utterly original creation will make even the most jaded reader sit up and take notice." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"Brutal and relentless...a creepy, dystopic, confrontational novel that's also cynically smart and sharply written....This brilliant bit of nihilism succeeds where so many self-described transgressive novels do not: It's dangerous because it's so compelling." Kirkus Reviews
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"A noir fable with a punch....A genuine, two-fisted talent." Katherine Dunn
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"Irresistible....As with chocolate or pornography, you struggle to savor it slowly, yet feel compelled to zip through its smart, atomic, nightmarish world. A visionary novel of beautiful violence and creepy intensity." Scott Heim
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"A powerful, dark, original novel. This is a memorable debut by an important writer." Robert Stone
About the Author
Chuck Palahniuk is the best-selling author of more than seventeen fictional works, including Fight Club Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke, Lullaby, Diary, Haunted, Tell-All, Damned, Doomed, Beautiful You and Adjustment Day. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.