Snuff (Palahniuk novel)

2008 novel by Chuck Palahniuk

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Snuff

First edition

Author| Chuck Palahniuk
Cover artist| Rodrigo Corral
Language| English
Genre| Satire
Publisher| Doubleday

Publication date

| May 20, 2008
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 208
ISBN| 978-0-385-51788-1
OCLC| 165082972

Dewey Decimal

| 813/.54 22
LC Class| PS3566.A4554 S68 2008

Snuff is a novel by Chuck Palahniuk that was released on May 20, 2008.

## Plot

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Snuff follows three men who are waiting to immortalize themselves into pornography history as they wait to bed Cassie Wright, a former porn queen who has fallen into harder times. Each chapter follows a different guy (Mr. 600, Mr. 72, and Mr. 137), as well as Sheila, the female wrangler who dictates who is the next to be filmed with Cassie Wright. As the three men wait, each starts to divulge their true reasons for wanting to be filmed, as well as discuss the sordid history of Cassie Wright and her reason for suddenly dropping out of the pornography industry for a year. As backgrounds, secrets, and would-be children start to appear, the tensions in the room start to rise and in the end the true secrets of her comeback, and who really is Cassie Wright's porn child, are the last things any of them suspect.

## Film

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A film version was in production starring Tom Sizemore, to be written and directed by Golan Ramras and Fabien Martorell, and to be produced by Immortal Transmedia.[1][2] Although many other Palahniuk films have been put in production, this one has seen more light than the others.[3] The film version of the novel would be the third book by Palahniuk to be made into a film after Fight Club and Choke.[4]

At one point, it was reported that Daryl Hannah and Thora Birch were also attached to the project and later the claims were dismissed by Hannah and Birch, while Sizemore was reportedly still interested in the project.[5]

## Background

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* The story was originally inspired by Annabel Chong, who set the record for engaging in 251 sex acts with around 70 men in 10 hours.[6]
* The book release around Mother's Day is intentional, due to one of the subplots of the novel involving a mother-child relationship.

## References

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1. ^ Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 14:22 GMT (February 9, 2011). "Movies - News - Daryl Hannah to play 'Snuff' porn star". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 9, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 09:15 CET. "Adults Only Maltese Producer to adapt book about porn princess". Malta Today. Retrieved August 2, 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "Daryl Hannah Is Up To Snuff | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. December 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
4. ^ 2 Like3 Dislike0 Feb 8, 2011 by Brian Gallagher. "Daryl Hannah and Tom Sizemore Join Snuff". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ^ 2 Like3 Dislike0 Feb 8, 2011 by Brian Gallagher. "Updated! 'Snuff' Casting: Thora Birch and Daryl Hannah not attached". ChuckPalahniuk.net. Retrieved February 8, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. ^ "Snuff dark, with underlying desire". Winnipeg Free Press. June 1, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

## External links

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* Deveson, Tom (October 26, 2008). "Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.

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Works by Chuck Palahniuk

Novels|

* Fight Club (1996)
* Survivor (1999)
* Invisible Monsters (1999)
* Choke (2001)
* Lullaby (2002)
* Diary (2003)
* Haunted (2005)
* Rant (2007)
* Snuff (2008)
* Pygmy (2009)
* Tell-All (2010)
* Damned (2011)
* Invisible Monsters Remix (2012)
* Doomed (2013)
* Beautiful You (2014)
* Legacy (2017)
* Adjustment Day (2018)
* The Invention of Sound (2020)
* Not Forever, But For Now (2023)

Short story collections|

* Haunted (2005)
* Make Something Up (2015)
* Bait (2016)

Non-fiction|

* Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (2003)
* Stranger than Fiction: True Stories (2004)

Comic books|

* Fight Club 2 (2015-16)
* Fight Club 3 (2019)

Film adaptations|

* Fight Club (1999)
* Choke (2008)

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