{"product_id":"9781476627380","title":"Chuck Palahniuk, Parodist: Postmodern Irony in Six Transgressive Novels","description":"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.    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.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180058722544,"sku":"9781476627380","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476627380_p0.jpg?v=1763608766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476627380","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}