PYGMY: Official Description For Chuck Palahniuk's Next Novel Now On Amazon
Chuck Palahniuk's next book will be "Pygmy". It's not due in stores until May 5, 2009. But the official description just went up on Amazon last week.
"Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67 on arrival midwestern American airport greater _____ area. Flight _____. Date _____. Priority mission top success to complete. Code name: Operation Havoc."
Thus speaks Pygmy, one of a handful of young adults from a totalitarian state sent to the United States, disguised as exchange students, to live with typical American families and blend in, all the while planning an unspecified act of massive terrorism. Palahniuk depicts Midwestern life through the eyes of this thoroughly indoctrinated little killer, who hates us with a passion, in this cunning double-edged satire of an American xenophobia that might, in fact, be completely justified. For Pygmy and his fellow operatives are cooking up something big, something truly awful, that will bring this big dumb country and its fat dumb inhabitants to their knees.
It's a comedy.
Props goes to Andrew Pronti for the heads up on this.
Comments
I am actually looking forward to this one.
I too wish to read it. Palahniuk seems to have a decent sense of humor.
I can't wait until it comes out!
this one's gonna be fucking badass, i think from what ive read on it. odd premise, but i guess not for a satirist. anyway, looks like chuck went outta the horror genre and hit some new ground.
sounds like something comparable to Survivor... should be good, can't wait to discover the plot and no doubt a sick, final twist.
already pre-ordered this... should be awesome, since Palahniuk puts time and effort into his novels.
spam that digs up two year old threads? NEAT!
But can it do most auspicious Flying Mongoose Kick? Hoo! Haw! Victim spine separate in three place?
*sigh*
I miss 2009.