Chuck Palahniuk

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Chuck Palahniuk

The American novelist of Fight Club.

Biography

Name: Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk

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

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

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