Biography for
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Date of Birth

21 February 1962, Pasco, Washington, USA

Birth Name

Charles Michael Palahniuk

Nickname

Chucky P

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Mini Biography

Chuck is a low key writer who never stops writing and taking down notes to file away for future writing. Very funny, very creative and very thought provoking. His books often make you look at yourself in ways that you would never have before. Same goes for the world, he will make you notice things that you never did. He is of French and Russian descent but his last name is from Ukraine. He gained recognition with his first book "Fight Club" which was later made into a film by 20th Century Fox. He went on to gain popularity as his later novels which include Survivor, Invisible Monsters, Choke, Lullaby, and Haunted. More recently (2003) he has written a travel book about his hometown Portland, Oregon entitled "Fugitives & Refugees". His newest novel is entitled "Rant".

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ramon Vasquez Jr.

Trade Mark

Novels and short stories tend to resemble poetry more than traditional prose.

Often makes references to urban legends in his writing, both well-known and obscure, some made-up.

Trivia

His father was murdered in the mountains outside Kendrick, Idaho. The body was found, shot, next to the body of a woman, in a burned-down garage. At the trial of the man who murdered him, it came out that his father had answered a personal ad placed by a woman whose ex-husband had threatened to kill her and any man that he ever found her with.

A film version of his book Survivor was in the works at 20th Century Fox (with names like Trent Reznor, Nicole Kidman, and Marilyn Manson attached), but was taken off the development slate as a result of the 9/11 tragedy. The framing sequence of the novel involves an airplane hijacking and subsequent crash.

Favorite film is Session 9 (2001).

He is very detailed and calls his writing style "Drowning in Detail".

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Volume 171, pages 311-317. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Cengage Learning, 2008.

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) Continues writing his novels in Portland, Oregon (where in his book "Fugitives & Refugees" he states that you can find him at many of his favorite restaurants)

(October 2004) Gets back from a book tour on October the 12th, where 20th Century Fox has a contract waiting for him to sign. "Survivor" will be a movie.