{"product_id":"chuck-palahniuk-parodist-david-mccracken-9780786479290","title":"Chuck Palahniuk, Parodist: Postmodern Irony in Six Transgressive Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHaunted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSnuff\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePygmy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTell-All\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDamned\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInvisible Monsters Remix\u003c\/i\u003e, he confronts marginalization and disenfranchisement through parodies of various works--\u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David McCracken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786479299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786479290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"David McCracken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138416799999,"sku":"9780786479290","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7591900b-b5f6-4a63-9b9d-4308c37084ef.jpg?v=1687899551","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chuck-palahniuk-parodist-david-mccracken-9780786479290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}