| Chuck Palahniuk, Parodist: Postmodern Irony in Six Transgressive Novels Contributor(s): McCracken, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786479299 ISBN-13: 9780786479290 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2016026445 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chuck Palahniuk, America's premier transgressive novelist, enjoys a tremendous readership. Yet he has not necessarily been embraced by critics or academics. His prose is considered vulgar by some, but his body of work addresses a core motivation of 21st-century life: individual self-empowerment. Palahniuk writes about what it means to be on the outside looking in, revising familiar narratives for a contemporary audience to get at the heart of the human condition--everyone wants a chance to win his or her fair share, no matter the cost. In Haunted, Snuff, Pygmy, Tell-All, Damned and Invisible Monsters Remix, he confronts marginalization and disenfranchisement through parodies of various works--The Decameron, The Inferno, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, The Elephant Man--as well as Hollywood history, 1970s karate films and the porn industry. This comprehensive study of six novels refutes criticism that Palahniuk's goals are to shock and sensationalize. |