But Chuck never knew his father’s parents. According to Chuck, his paternal grandparents decided to pronounce it as a combination of their first names, Paula and Nick. The surname, Palahniuk, which is Ukrainian in origin, can be spelled and pronounced numerous different ways. His parents, Carol and Fred Palahniuk, separated and divorced when he was fourteen, leaving Chuck and his siblings to spend much of their time on their maternal grandparent’s cattle ranch. There are those who would have us believe he entered this world kicking and screaming, brandishing a pen, when in fact he comes from much more humble (albeit interesting) beginnings.īorn February 21, 1962, Charles Michael Palahniuk spent his early childhood living out of a mobile home in Burbank, Washington.
In the case of bestselling cult author Chuck Palahniuk, the embellishment of his exploits by fans has made it hard to tell exactly where reality ends and the storytelling begins. The rest of us have no choice but to live vicariously through their stories. Truth is stranger than fiction, at least for those blessed with interesting lives.
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