Fight Club is a 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk.
The book follows the experiences of an unnamed protagonist struggling with insomnia. Inspired by his doctor's exasperated remark that insomnia is not suffering, he finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups. An encounter with a fellow "tourist" Marla drives him back into insomnia until he meets a mysterious man named Tyler Durden and establishes an underground figh...
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Fight Club is a 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk.
The book follows the experiences of an unnamed protagonist struggling with insomnia. Inspired by his doctor's exasperated remark that insomnia is not suffering, he finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups. An encounter with a fellow "tourist" Marla drives him back into insomnia until he meets a mysterious man named Tyler Durden and establishes an underground fighting club as radical psychotherapy.
In 1999, director David Fincher adapted the novel into a film of the same name, which received positive critical response and acquired a cult following despite lower than expected box-office results.The film's notoriety heightened the profile of the novel and that of its author. This feature film was rated "R" by the America Film Association for disturbing images, language, violence and alcohol references.
The novel was inspired by an altercation Palahniuk once had while camping. Though he was bruised and...
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