He was born February 21st, 1962, making him 52 years old at the time of writing this. He lived in a mobile home in Burbank, Washington until he was 14 and his parents divorced. This caused him to live with his mother's parents on their ranch. When Chuck's father was 3 years old, his father shot and killed his wife over the cost of a sewing machine while he hid under a bed. Then, he saw his father turn the gun on himself, all at such a young age. What an awful, horrible, tragic event. Palahniuk began writing for fun while in grade school, and in highschool was awarded "Most Wittiest". He graduated school at the University of Oregon with a bachelor's degree in journalism. For a while, he lived a normal life, until he began writing fiction in his thirties. He had his big break when he wrote Fight Club. After a few years, a movie was produced starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. This book and movie have achieved a 'cult following' and has won an many awards.
His writing style is very dark in almost all of his books. Maybe that had to do with his bad childhood, or maybe not. Either way I really enjoy his writing so far in Fight Club and will probably try reading Survivor after I finish. He also has his own website if you would like to take a peek at that, here it is.
I wonder if his tragic child hood lead to him becoming a successful writer? The author or your book definitely had a lot to face when he was at a young age.
ReplyDeleteI think his dad shooting his mom probably has a least a small impact on the dark mood of his books. He seems like an interesting author, I should probably check him out.
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