Fight Club (novel)
Fight Club is a 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It follows the experiences of an unnamed protagonist struggling with insomnia. The protagonist finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups, after his doctor remarks that insomnia is not "real suffering" and that he should find out what it is really like to suffer. The protagonist then meets a mysterious man named Tyler Durden and establishes an underground fighting club as radical psychotherapy.
First edition cover | |
| Author | Chuck Palahniuk |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Michael Ian Kaye Melissa Hayden Proverbial Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Satirical novel |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | August 17, 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 0-393-03976-5 |
| OCLC | 33440073 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3566.A4554 F54 1996 |
In 1999, director David Fincher adapted the novel into a film of the same name, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. The film acquired a cult following despite underperforming financially. The film's prominence heightened the profile of the novel and that of Palahniuk. Two sequels, Fight Club 2 and Fight Club 3, were released in comic book form in 2015 and 2019, respectively.