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003			OCoLC
005			20240726105019.0
008			160919s2016 scu ob s001 0 eng
010			_a2016043017
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020			_a9781611176988 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
042			_apcc
050	1	0	_aPS3566 _b.U534 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aKeesey, Douglas, _e1
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding Chuck Palahniuk /Douglas Keesey.
260			_aColumbia, South Carolina : _bThe University of South Carolina Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aUnderstanding Contemporary American Literature
520	0		_a"Ever since his first novel, Fight Club, was made into a cult film by David Fincher, Chuck Palahniuk has been a consistent presence on the New York Times best-seller list. A target of critics but a fan favorite, Palahniuk has been loathed and loved in equal measure for his dark humor, edgy topics, and confrontational writing style. In close readings of Fight Club and the thirteen novels that this controversial author has published since, Douglas Keesey argues that Palahniuk is much more than a "shock jock" engaged in mere sensationalism. His visceral depictions of sex and violence have social, psychological, and religious significance. Keesey takes issue with reviewers who accuse Palahniuk of being an angry nihilist and a misanthrope, showing instead that he is really a romantic at heart and a believer in community. In this first comprehensive introduction to Palahniuk's fiction, Keesey reveals how this writer's outrageous narratives are actually rooted in his own personal experiences, how his seemingly unprecedented works are part of the American literary tradition of protagonists in search of an identity, and how his negative energy is really social satire directed at specific ills that he diagnoses and wishes to cure. After tracing the influence of his working-class background, his journalistic education, and his training as a "minimalist" writer, Understanding Chuck Palahniuk exposes connections between the writer's novels by grouping them thematically: the struggle for identity (Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke); the horror trilogy (Lullaby, Diary, Haunted); teen terrors (Rant, Pygmy); porn bodies and romantic myths (Snuff, Tell-All, Beautiful You); and a decidedly unorthodox revision of Dante's Divine Comedy (Damned, Doomed). Drawing on numerous author interviews and written in an engaging and accessible style, Understanding Chuck Palahniuk should appeal to scholars, students, and fans alike."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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505	0	0	_aUnderstanding Chuck Palahniuk -- _tThe Struggle for Identity: Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke -- _tThe Horror Trilogy: Lullaby, Diary, Haunted -- _tTeen Terrors: Rant, Pygmy -- _tPorn Bodies and Romantic Myths: Snuff, Tell-All, Beautiful You -- _tPalahniuk's Divine Comedy: Damned, Doomed.
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600	1	0	_aPalahniuk, Chuck _xCriticism and interpretation.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1221961&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell