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Chuck Palahniuk. Kaveri, joka kirjoitti kirjan Fight Club, johon David Fincherin loistava elokuva perustuu.
Onko palstalla ketään hänen tuotantoonsa tutustunutta? Kannattaa ehdottomasti tsekata. Palahniukin teokset vilisevät outoja hahmoja, mustaakin mustempaa huumoria ja anarkiaa. Kielenkäyttö ja kirjoitustyyli on todella mukaansatempaavaa ja vauhdikasta.
http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/
Tutustukaa kaverin sivuihin, jotka ovat paisuneet jo täydelliseen kulttistatukseen!! Ai niin, ja ostakaa tämän kuun Playboy ;) Sisältää tämän tarinan kokonaan:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/story/0,6761,1168172,00.html
Biography:
Basic stats:
Chuck Palahniuk (pronounced paul-ah-nik) is a 41 year old Caucasian male, five-foot-eleven, one hundred ninety pounds, brown, green. Of French and Russian descent, he is attributed to Carol and Fred Palahniuk. He has no distinguishing marks. His birthday is on February 21st, 1962. He is the grandson of "Seits" who came from the Ukraine, which Paula and Nick were called. From this the name became Palahniuk.
The Life and
Times of Chucky P.
Chuck Palahniuk is an Oregon based writer who caught literary recognition with the publication of his first novel Fight Club back in 1996. Fight Club received excellent reviews and even won him some awards....yet its time on the shelves was limited. The hardcover never really made it to any bestseller lists, but nevertheless, a trade would soon follow. Perhaps it was the amazing artwork on the cover of the trade or the underground rumor about a hot screenplay floating around Hollywood, called "The Fight Club," that garnered it such a buzz (low key, but still a buzz). But soon Fight Club had established itself a cult following.
Still, besides the photo on the back of the dustjacket (let's face it, this was our first viewing of what Cult Members would soon know of as "The Turtle Neck Monster!"), we had little to go off on this amazing new writer. The picture didn't fit the words. And I can tell you, after meeting Chuck face to face, not only does the picture not to him justice, it doesn't even compare to the confusion you'll feel after getting a REAL look at the man. Chuck appears more businessmen-like then his Narrator. Maybe it's just the fact that he was wearing a nicely tailored suit. Or maybe I'm just exaggerating. All I can say is that this man is deceiving.
It's not until you hear his voice and catch the sharp glint in his eye as he goes on about his work, that you'll understand that the man before you is indeed the creator of Tyler Durden. Maybe more Tyler than we know. For as Chuck explained to us how he submerges himself in strict, hands-on research for all his work, I realized that he was slipping away and becoming somebody all together different from the image. He was spilling his intense thoughts on to us in his deep, hesitant voice.
But strangely, he never becomes more than a human being. He didn't begin punching himself to a bloody pulp right then and there and he didn't begin twitching as he spoke. He simply came across as a very avid fan of his books. And I think that's great. Because, to make it in your chosen career you must love your work and all the experience that it gives you. Chuck seemed to thrive on it. He seems like the type of person who would whither and die if he was one day told that he couldn't write. A true artist.
Just look at the satire, comedy, horror, truth and beauty in all of his four books and you'll see that he is an explosive new talent. A man who pretty much topped his debut novel with a second (Amy actually prefers Survivor to Fight Club, and I agree with her) that stretched new boundaries in social commentary. Yet I don't think that Chuck sees himself as a torchbearer. I don't even think he sees himself as a "voice." To be quite honest, I think he just likes to do research on interesting subjects and follow his thoughts to whatever insane end. You can almost hear him chuckling (no pun intended... ughh) as you read his words. He never seems to take his work too seriously and the result is always a fun, yet very engaging book. True, it would be crazy to call any novel like Fight Club "fun." But we're not talking about The Dubliners or The Sound and the Fury (thank God).
Chuck is who he is. Perhaps he has more personal demons than his demeanor reveals. But those are for him. We're just here to read his work and appreciate his stories.
Read the Everything2.com bio on Chuck
Very, very informative.
____________________
Chuck Palahniuk is a member of The Portland Chapter of The National Cacophony Society. To find out more information on their events of "anarchy and meaningless madness" check out the web site at Cacophony World Headquarters.
Chuck is currently not receiving any fanmail but will opening these doors again in the future soon. For now,
Read Our Policy on Chuck's Email Address Here!
Cool tidbits about Chuck:
When they were very young, Chuck's parents took he and his sister to see the graves of his grandparents (maternal, I'm assuming) who (whom?) they had never met. When they got there, the kids noticed that the grandparents' names were "Paula" and "Nick". The kids laughed their asses off all the way home. And that's how he pronounces his name: "Paula-Nick".
Chuck only started writing in his mid-thirties. In fact, he almost didn't start at all when his first novel Invisible Monsters got rejected due to its content. Chuck's anger over this prompted him to write Fight Club as a big "F--- You!" to the publishers. Instead of being offended, however, they published it.
Chuck went through a stage in his life where he got into many fist fights. He even got beaten up at a camp site once and had black and blue marks all over his face for around 3 months.
Chuck used to be a diesel mechanic for Freightliner and wrote Fight Club as part of a "writing group" he attends with friends. It was his mentor Tom Spanbauer who prompted him to use the method of "minimalism" derived from Gordon Lisch.
Chuck has an obsession with Brad Pitt's lips and even went so far as to purchase a temporary "lip enhancer" to give him those special (as Fertility Hollis would say) "Bee stung lips."
Chuck was notorious for using an alter-ego "Nick" as his name when frequenting bars with his friends. Knowing in advance that he'd probably get into a brawl, he protected his real identity. That way, if he was seen saying his name was Nick... and people around him were calling him by the name... afterwards, when the bartender called the police to report Chuck... they'd have a fake lead and he'd get off scott-free. This fake name later became Tyler Durden.
Chuck prefers to be called Chucky P. since he once was a rap star for BBC Radio. When his career began to flag, he switched to the ever-doomed "Chuckster P." The legendary, yet unfortunate cry of "CHUCKSTER'S IN DA HOUSE!", can still be heard echoing in the heads of those unfortunate to have seen his only show...
Chuck is notorious for taking his shoes off when he reads or speaks before a crowd.
Book-ography
Insomnia: If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Already (early 90s) - Unpublished
Fight Club (1996) - WW Norton
Survivor (1999) - WW Norton
Invisible Monsters (1999) - WW Norton
Choke (2001) - Doubleday
Lullaby (2002) - Doubleday
Fugitives & Refugees (2003) - Crown Publishing
Diary (2003) - Doubleday
Coming Soon:
Stranger Than Fiction - Collection of non-fiction pieces - June, 2004
Horror Short Story Collection (no title yet, it will include "Guts") - 2005
Writing Book on Minimalism (no title yet) - 2004 - 2006?
Chuck Palahniuk. Kaveri, joka kirjoitti kirjan Fight Club, johon David Fincherin loistava elokuva perustuu.
Onko palstalla ketään hänen tuotantoonsa tutustunutta? Kannattaa ehdottomasti tsekata. Palahniukin teokset vilisevät outoja hahmoja, mustaakin mustempaa huumoria ja anarkiaa. Kielenkäyttö ja kirjoitustyyli on todella mukaansatempaavaa ja vauhdikasta.
http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/
Tutustukaa kaverin sivuihin, jotka ovat paisuneet jo täydelliseen kulttistatukseen!! Ai niin, ja ostakaa tämän kuun Playboy ;) Sisältää tämän tarinan kokonaan:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/story/0,6761,1168172,00.html
Biography:
Basic stats:
Chuck Palahniuk (pronounced paul-ah-nik) is a 41 year old Caucasian male, five-foot-eleven, one hundred ninety pounds, brown, green. Of French and Russian descent, he is attributed to Carol and Fred Palahniuk. He has no distinguishing marks. His birthday is on February 21st, 1962. He is the grandson of "Seits" who came from the Ukraine, which Paula and Nick were called. From this the name became Palahniuk.
The Life and
Times of Chucky P.
Chuck Palahniuk is an Oregon based writer who caught literary recognition with the publication of his first novel Fight Club back in 1996. Fight Club received excellent reviews and even won him some awards....yet its time on the shelves was limited. The hardcover never really made it to any bestseller lists, but nevertheless, a trade would soon follow. Perhaps it was the amazing artwork on the cover of the trade or the underground rumor about a hot screenplay floating around Hollywood, called "The Fight Club," that garnered it such a buzz (low key, but still a buzz). But soon Fight Club had established itself a cult following.
Still, besides the photo on the back of the dustjacket (let's face it, this was our first viewing of what Cult Members would soon know of as "The Turtle Neck Monster!"), we had little to go off on this amazing new writer. The picture didn't fit the words. And I can tell you, after meeting Chuck face to face, not only does the picture not to him justice, it doesn't even compare to the confusion you'll feel after getting a REAL look at the man. Chuck appears more businessmen-like then his Narrator. Maybe it's just the fact that he was wearing a nicely tailored suit. Or maybe I'm just exaggerating. All I can say is that this man is deceiving.
It's not until you hear his voice and catch the sharp glint in his eye as he goes on about his work, that you'll understand that the man before you is indeed the creator of Tyler Durden. Maybe more Tyler than we know. For as Chuck explained to us how he submerges himself in strict, hands-on research for all his work, I realized that he was slipping away and becoming somebody all together different from the image. He was spilling his intense thoughts on to us in his deep, hesitant voice.
But strangely, he never becomes more than a human being. He didn't begin punching himself to a bloody pulp right then and there and he didn't begin twitching as he spoke. He simply came across as a very avid fan of his books. And I think that's great. Because, to make it in your chosen career you must love your work and all the experience that it gives you. Chuck seemed to thrive on it. He seems like the type of person who would whither and die if he was one day told that he couldn't write. A true artist.
Just look at the satire, comedy, horror, truth and beauty in all of his four books and you'll see that he is an explosive new talent. A man who pretty much topped his debut novel with a second (Amy actually prefers Survivor to Fight Club, and I agree with her) that stretched new boundaries in social commentary. Yet I don't think that Chuck sees himself as a torchbearer. I don't even think he sees himself as a "voice." To be quite honest, I think he just likes to do research on interesting subjects and follow his thoughts to whatever insane end. You can almost hear him chuckling (no pun intended... ughh) as you read his words. He never seems to take his work too seriously and the result is always a fun, yet very engaging book. True, it would be crazy to call any novel like Fight Club "fun." But we're not talking about The Dubliners or The Sound and the Fury (thank God).
Chuck is who he is. Perhaps he has more personal demons than his demeanor reveals. But those are for him. We're just here to read his work and appreciate his stories.
Read the Everything2.com bio on Chuck
Very, very informative.
____________________
Chuck Palahniuk is a member of The Portland Chapter of The National Cacophony Society. To find out more information on their events of "anarchy and meaningless madness" check out the web site at Cacophony World Headquarters.
Chuck is currently not receiving any fanmail but will opening these doors again in the future soon. For now,
Read Our Policy on Chuck's Email Address Here!
Cool tidbits about Chuck:
When they were very young, Chuck's parents took he and his sister to see the graves of his grandparents (maternal, I'm assuming) who (whom?) they had never met. When they got there, the kids noticed that the grandparents' names were "Paula" and "Nick". The kids laughed their asses off all the way home. And that's how he pronounces his name: "Paula-Nick".
Chuck only started writing in his mid-thirties. In fact, he almost didn't start at all when his first novel Invisible Monsters got rejected due to its content. Chuck's anger over this prompted him to write Fight Club as a big "F--- You!" to the publishers. Instead of being offended, however, they published it.
Chuck went through a stage in his life where he got into many fist fights. He even got beaten up at a camp site once and had black and blue marks all over his face for around 3 months.
Chuck used to be a diesel mechanic for Freightliner and wrote Fight Club as part of a "writing group" he attends with friends. It was his mentor Tom Spanbauer who prompted him to use the method of "minimalism" derived from Gordon Lisch.
Chuck has an obsession with Brad Pitt's lips and even went so far as to purchase a temporary "lip enhancer" to give him those special (as Fertility Hollis would say) "Bee stung lips."
Chuck was notorious for using an alter-ego "Nick" as his name when frequenting bars with his friends. Knowing in advance that he'd probably get into a brawl, he protected his real identity. That way, if he was seen saying his name was Nick... and people around him were calling him by the name... afterwards, when the bartender called the police to report Chuck... they'd have a fake lead and he'd get off scott-free. This fake name later became Tyler Durden.
Chuck prefers to be called Chucky P. since he once was a rap star for BBC Radio. When his career began to flag, he switched to the ever-doomed "Chuckster P." The legendary, yet unfortunate cry of "CHUCKSTER'S IN DA HOUSE!", can still be heard echoing in the heads of those unfortunate to have seen his only show...
Chuck is notorious for taking his shoes off when he reads or speaks before a crowd.
Book-ography
Insomnia: If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Already (early 90s) - Unpublished
Fight Club (1996) - WW Norton
Survivor (1999) - WW Norton
Invisible Monsters (1999) - WW Norton
Choke (2001) - Doubleday
Lullaby (2002) - Doubleday
Fugitives & Refugees (2003) - Crown Publishing
Diary (2003) - Doubleday
Coming Soon:
Stranger Than Fiction - Collection of non-fiction pieces - June, 2004
Horror Short Story Collection (no title yet, it will include "Guts") - 2005
Writing Book on Minimalism (no title yet) - 2004 - 2006?
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