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Chuck Palahniuk
Jan 13, 2025 12:10 PM

  Chuck Palahniuk American author Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Palahniuk Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chuck-Palahniuk Also known as: Charles Michael Palahniuk Written by Adam Volle Adam Volle is a freelance writer and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. Adam Volle Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jun 13, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: Charles Michael Palahniuk (Show more) Born: February 21, 1962, Pasco, Washington, U.S. (Show more) Chuck Palahniuk (born February 21, 1962, Pasco, Washington, U.S.) is an American author known for darkly comic and often disturbing novels—in particular, Fight Club (1996), which was adapted into a controversial film of the same name in 1999. Born in Pasco, a city in southeastern Washington, Palahniuk grew up in the rural town of Burbank, where his family lived in a mobile home. Palahniuk’s parents, Fred and Carol Palahniuk, worked as a railroad brakeman and an office manager in a nuclear power plant, respectively. When Palahniuk was 14, his parents divorced, and he and his three siblings spent much of ...(100 of 1546 words)

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