| You Do Not Talk about Fight Club: I Am Jack's Completely Unauthorized Essay Collection Contributor(s): Schuchardt, Read Mercer (Editor), Palahniuk, Chuck (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1933771526 ISBN-13: 9781933771526 Publisher: Smart Pop OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Pervasive and multidisciplinary, this insightful exploration discusses how and why this seminal work developed, and continues to grow, such a cult following. When "Fight Club" punched its way onto the scene a decade ago, it provided an unprecedented glimpse into the American male's psyche and rapidly turned into a euphemism for a variety of things that should be "just understood" and not otherwise acknowledged. Key to its success is the variety of lenses through which the story can be interpreted; is it a story of male anxiety in a metrosexual world, of ritual religion in a secular age, of escape from totalitarian capitalism, or the spiritual malaise induced by technologically-oriented society? Writers, conspiracy theorists, and philosophers are among those ready to talk about "Fight Club"'s ability to be all these and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2008019337 |
| Series: Smart Pop |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pervasive and multidisciplinary, this insightful exploration discusses how and why this seminal work developed, and continues to grow, such a cult following. When Fight Club punched its way onto the scene a decade ago, it provided an unprecedented glimpse into the American male's psyche and rapidly turned into a euphemism for a variety of things that should be "just understood" and not otherwise acknowledged. Key to its success is the variety of lenses through which the story can be interpreted; is it a story of male anxiety in a metrosexual world, of ritual religion in a secular age, of escape from totalitarian capitalism, or the spiritual malaise induced by technologically-oriented society? Writers, conspiracy theorists, and philosophers are among those ready to talk about Fight Club's ability to be all these and more. |