Fight Club (novel) Fight Club (novel) Fight Club is a 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It follows the experiences of an unnamed protagonist struggling with insomnia. Inspired by his doctor's exasperated remark that insomnia is not suffering, the protagonist finds relief by impersonating a seriously ill person in several support groups. Then 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, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. The film acquired a cult following despite underperforming financially. The film's prominence heightened
Rant (novel) had optioned the film rights to "Rant". On April 12, 2016, a screenwriter creatively pitched the novel's screenplay adaptation through an online video, written and ready for production. Whether or not the pitch achieved its goal has yet to be announced. Rant (novel) Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey is a novel by Chuck Palahniuk released on May 1, 2007. Palahniuk has indicated that "Rant" is the first in what will become a three-book series. "Rant" is told in the form of an oral biography. When the story begins, the reader discovers that the main character, Buster Landru "Rant"