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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
'''Name:''' Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk
Charles Michael “Chuch” Palahniuk was born on February 21, 1962 in Pasco Washington.  He is one of four children born to Fred and Carol Palahniuk.  He lived in Burbank, Washington until his parents divorced, sending Chuck and his siblings to live with their grandparents. Palahniuk graduated from Columbia High School in 1980.  In 1986 he graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Journalism. He now resides in Portland, Oregon.
 
'''Born:''' February 21, 1962
 
'''Birth Place:''' Pasco Washington
 
'''Parents:''' Fred and Carol Palahniuk
 
'''Siblings:''' One brother and four sisters
 
'''Education:''' Columbia High School in Burbank Washington in 1980  
 
Journalism Degree from University of Oregon in 1986
 
'''Agent:''' Edward Hibbert, Donadio and Olson Inc., New York, NY.


== Works ==
== Works ==

Revision as of 18:59, 26 November 2006

Chuck Palahniuk

The American novelist of Fight Club.

Biography

Charles Michael “Chuch” Palahniuk was born on February 21, 1962 in Pasco Washington. He is one of four children born to Fred and Carol Palahniuk. He lived in Burbank, Washington until his parents divorced, sending Chuck and his siblings to live with their grandparents. Palahniuk graduated from Columbia High School in 1980. In 1986 he graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Journalism. He now resides in Portland, Oregon.

Works

NOVELS

Fight Club, W. W. Norton (New York, NY), 1996.

Invisible Monsters, W. W. Norton (New York, NY), 1999.

Survivor, W. W. Norton (New York, NY), 1999.

Choke, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2001.

Lullaby (first in a trilogy), Doubleday (New York, NY), 2002.

Diary, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2003.

Haunted, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2005


NONFICTION

Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon, Crown (New York NY), 2003.

Stranger Than Fiction, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2004.

Awards

• 1997 Oregon Book Award for Best Novel for Fight Club

• 1997 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award for Fight Club

• 2003 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award for Lullaby


Nominations

• 1999 Oregon Book Award for Best Novel for Survivor

• 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel for Lullaby

• 2005 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel for Haunted

Timeline

Additional Resources

Works Cited

Chuck Palahniuk Home Page. 18 Oct.2006. http://www.chuckpalahniuk.com/.

Contemporary Authors Online. 2005. Thomas Gale. Macon State College Library. Macon, Ga. 18, Oct. 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezproxy.maconstate.edu/servlet/LitRC?vrsn=3&OP=contains&locID=maco12153&srchtp=athr&ca=1&c=1&ste=6&tab=1&tbst=arp&ai=U14848464&n=10&docNum=H1000144867&ST=chuck+palahniuk&bConts=2191.

The Cult - ChuckPalahniuk.net. Dennis Widmyer. 2005. A Writer's Cult, LLC. 18 Oct. 2006 http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/.