Sacred and Immoral On the Writings of Chuck Palahniuk

Sacred and Immoral: On the Writings of Chuck Palahniuk, edited by Jeffrey A. Sartain, combines the efforts of an international list of writers to explore the depths of Chuck Palahniukâ (TM)s fiction. Scholars have paid attention Palahniukâ (TM)s premiere novel, Fight Club, for years. Sacred and Immoral is the first anthology dedicated to scholarship focused on Palahniukâ (TM)s work following Fight Club, which he has been producing at an average of a book a year for thirteen years. By collecting the work of an interdisciplinary group of scholars under a single cover, Sacred and Immoral extends the reach of Palahniuk scholarship beyond any previous publication. Sacred and Immoral provides the single most comprehensive and useful scholarly resource to date for anyone wishing to examine Chuck Palahniukâ (TM)s fiction in an academic context.Some of the anthologyâ (TM)s chapters situate Palahniukâ (TM)s work within existing generic conventions, while other chapters are concerned with the theoretical underpinnings of Palahniukâ (TM)s writing and the philosophical implications of his work. With eleven new critical analyses of Palahniukâ (TM)s later novels, Sacred and Immoral drastically expands the range and depth of academic inquiry into Palahniukâ (TM)s fiction commensurate with the prominent and exciting position Palahniukâ (TM)s work occupies in contemporary culture. Sacred and Immoral also includes a new interview with Chuck Palahniuk, conducted by literary scholar Matt Kavanagh. Finally, Sacred and Immoral boasts the most complete primary and secondary bibliographies of Palahniuk-related materials to date. Sacred and Immoral is not an attempt to have the last word on Chuck Palahniukâ (TM)s literature. Rather, this volume is a springboard for other projects that relate to Palahniukâ (TM)s writings. The anthology provides a critical framework for Palahniukâ (TM)s later literature that students, teachers, and researchers can use in their own classrooms and writing.