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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Keesey, Douglas (1961-....)
Titre(s) : Understanding Chuck Palahniuk [Texte imprimé] / Douglas Keesey
Publication : Columbia (S.C.) : the University of South Carolina press, 2016
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-138 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Understanding contemporary American literature
Lien à la collection : Understanding contemporary American literature
Comprend : Understanding Chuck Palahniuk ; 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 ; Palahniuk's
Divine Comedy: Damned, Doomed.
Note(s) : Bibliogr., webliogr. p. 124-133. Index
"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."
Sujet(s) : Palahniuk, Chuck (1962-....) -- Critique et interprétation
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781611176988. - ISBN 1611176980. - ISBN 9781611176971 (erroné) (hardback). -
ISBN 1611176972 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45101632v
Notice n° :
FRBNF45101632
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