Fight Club (novel) what would later become his novel "Invisible Monsters" (1999), but it was rejected by all publishers he submitted it to. Palahniuk then decided to write an even darker novel, by expanding upon his short story, "Fight Club". Initially "Fight Club" was published as a seven-page short story in the compilation "Pursuit of Happiness" (1995), but Palahniuk expanded it to novel length (in which the original short story became chapter six); "Fight Club: A Novel" was published in 1996. "Fight Club: A Novel" was re-issued in 1999 and 2004; the latter edition includes the author's introduction about the conception and popularity
Eye of the Beholder (film) Eye of the Beholder (film) Eye of the Beholder is a 1999 Canadian-British-Australian mystery thriller film that employs magical realism. The film, based on Marc Behm's novel of the same name and a remake of Claude Miller's 1983 French thriller "Deadly Circuit", is directed and adapted by Stephan Elliott. Starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd, the film is an international co-production of Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Stephen Wilson aka "The Eye" (Ewan McGregor) is an intelligence agent whose current assignment is to track down the socialite son of his wealthy boss and find out what trouble he has