![]() ![]() Since that book, the author has galvanized that audience, energized the literary world, and knocked out, literally, readers with his particular blend of literary pyrotechnics. Described by Barry Hannah as an “amazing and artful disturbance”, the novel kick-started the growing cult, but it was the film that would bring Palahniuk’s ideas of mayhem to a wider audience. From the moment in the book’s film adaptation, when Brad Pitt stood in a dirty bar parking lot, wearing a cool leather jacket, and said: “I want you to do me a favor - I want you to hit me as hard as you can”, people knew the first rule was not to talk about it, but they couldn’t stop themselves from talking about the writer behind the fists. Palahniuk’s revolution began with his Fight Club, published in 1996. With his revolution of mischief and punches and body functions steadily sealing its foothold in popular culture, Palahniuk and Haunted are getting the star treatment with high-profile features and publications in most of the major media outlets. Prior to its release, the book was ranked in the top 60 bestsellers on such anticipation so rare for writers not named King, Grisham, or Rowling. ![]() ![]() Chuck Palahniuk’s new novel, Haunted, is poised to be one of the most successful literary novels of the year. ![]()
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