Diary

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"Diary" is a dark, satirical novel by Chuck Palahniuk that blends psychological horror with social commentary through the form of a coma diary kept by a struggling artist’s wife.

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Diary canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American novel ⓘ
horror novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
psychological horror novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
author Chuck Palahniuk ⓘ
authorStyle minimalist prose ⓘ
repetition of key phrases ⓘ
centralRelationship Misty Wilmot and Peter Wilmot ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
followsInAuthorCareer Lullaby ⓘ
genre dark comedy ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ
satire ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasElement mystery ⓘ
supernatural overtones ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryCategory contemporary fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter Misty Wilmot ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeForm coma diary ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
partOf Chuck Palahniuk bibliography ⓘ
plotDevice coma diary kept for a hospitalized husband ⓘ
precedesInAuthorCareer Haunted ⓘ
protagonistOccupation artist ⓘ
protagonistRole struggling artist’s wife ⓘ
publicationYear 2003 ⓘ
publisher Doubleday ⓘ
setting Waytansea Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
structure framed as diary entries ⓘ
theme art and creativity ⓘ
class conflict ⓘ
commercialization of art ⓘ
control and manipulation ⓘ
exploitation ⓘ
identity ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century to early 21st century ⓘ
tone bleak ⓘ
dark ⓘ
satirical ⓘ

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Chuck Palahniuk → notableWork → Diary ⓘ
subject linked to: Palahniuk