Snuff
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Snuff is a transgressive novel by Chuck Palahniuk that satirically explores pornography, celebrity, and exploitation through the story of a record-breaking adult film shoot.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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transgressive fiction ⓘ |
| author | Chuck Palahniuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | record-breaking adult film shoot ⓘ |
| containsElement |
plot twist
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | Pygmy ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic fiction
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satire ⓘ transgressive fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385522658 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
adult entertainment industry
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sexual exploitation ⓘ tabloid media ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
minimalist prose
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repetition and refrain ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cassie Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
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critique of pornography ⓘ graphic sexual content ⓘ |
| numberOfMalePerformersInPlot | 600 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfNarrators | 4 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Chuck Palahniuk bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | pornographic film actress ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | pornographic film set ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
celebrity culture
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commodification of sex ⓘ death and mortality ⓘ exploitation ⓘ fame and notoriety ⓘ media spectacle ⓘ pornography industry ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workBy | Chuck Palahniuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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