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Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club

A Novel

Chuck Palahniuk

WW Norton · Print & ebook · May 1, 2018

The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club.

SatirePsychological FictionDark HumorThriller
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Themes
Modern-world darkness, Job dissatisfaction, Underground boxing
Genres
Satire, Psychological Fiction, Dark Humor
Published
WW Norton, May 1, 2018

Who it’s for

  • Readers drawn to satirical fiction about darkness in the modern world
  • Readers interested in secret after-hours boxing matches

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About this book

The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club. 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."

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This is a gloriously original work that exposes the darkness at the core of our modern world.

Where it sits

Satire88%
Psychological Fiction71%
Dark Humor68%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Psychological Fiction
  • Satire
Authors
Chuck Palahniuk
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
May 1, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Modern-world darkness · Job dissatisfaction · Underground boxing
Reading lane
Psychological Fiction