An underground classic since its first publication in 1996, Fight Club is now recognized as one of the most original and provocative novels published in this decade. Chuck Palahniuk's darkly funny first novel tells the story of a godforsaken young man who discovers that his rage at living in a world filled with failure and lies cannot be pacified by an empty consumer culture.
Relief for him and his disenfranchised peers comes in the form of secret after-hours boxing matches held in the basements of bars. Fight Club is the brainchild of Tyler Durden, who thinks he has found a way for himself and his friends to live beyond their confining and stultifying lives. But in Tyler's world there are no rules, no limits, no brakes.
Fight Club offers diabolically sharp and funny writing. -- Washington Post Book World
An astonishing debut…Fight Club is a dark, unsettling, and nerve-chafing satire. -- Seattle Times
Caustic, outrageous, bleakly funny, violent and always unsettling…will make even the most jaded reader sit up and take notice. -- Publishers Weekly
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
Author Biography
Chuck Palahniuk's five novels are the best-selling Fight Club, which was made into a film by director David Fincher, Survivor, Invisible Monsters, Choke and Lullaby. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
