恰剋·帕拉尼剋，1962年齣生於美國，畢業於俄勒岡大學新聞學院，三十多歲時開始寫作，是一名特立獨行的當代小說天纔，在全世界範圍內擁有大量忠實的粉絲。主要作品有《腸子》、《隱形怪物》、《搏擊俱樂部》、《窒息》、《搖籃麯》、《日記》、《逃亡者與難民》等。這些作品糅閤瞭諷刺、戲劇性、恐怖等元素，呈現齣一種獨特的超現實主義黑色幽默。其中，《搏擊俱樂部》被導演大衛·芬奇改編成同名電影，他也因此得到瞭來自全世界的關注和認可。《人物周刊》說“他有一種獨特的天賦”，《新聞周刊》說“他是長期以來最新奇、最有趣的作傢之一”，還有媒體說“他綜閤瞭海明威的陽剛與古羅馬諷刺詩人尤文納爾的嘲諷”，並預言他會躋身文學巨匠之列。總之，他的“獨創性”令他在美國文學界占有獨特的地位。

From the author of the cult sensation Fight Club (now a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter) comes Survivor.

"A turbo-charged, deliciously manic satire of contemporary American life." --Newsday

"The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage," according to the "been there, done that" wisdom of Tender Branson, last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult. At the opening of Chuck Palahniuk's hilariously unnerving second novel, Tender is cruising on autopilot, 39,000 feet up, dictating the whole of his life story into Flight 2039's "black box" in the final moments before crashing into the vast Australian outback.

Not since Kurt Vonnegut's Mother Night has there been as dark and telling a satire on the wages of fame and the bedrock lunacy of the modern world. Wickedly incisive and mesmerizing, Survivor is Chuck Palahniuk at his deadpan peak.