An edition of Choke: a novel (2001)

Choke

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An edition of Choke: a novel (2001)

Choke

  • 3.3 (35 ratings) ·
  • 84 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 54 Have read

Victor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mother's hospital care.

Publish Date
Publisher
Vintage
Language
English

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Choke
Choke
2008, Vintage
in English
Cover of: Choke
Choke
2005, Denoe l
in French
Cover of: Choke
Choke: a novel
2002, Anchor
in English - 1st Anchor Books ed.
Cover of: Choke
Choke
August 1, 2002, Vintage
Cover of: Choke
Choke
June 11, 2002, Anchor
in English
Cover of: Choke
Choke
2001, Jonathan Cape
Cover of: Choke
Choke: a novel
2001, Doubleday
in English - 1st ed.

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Book Details


Edition Notes

Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2001.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813.6, 813.54

The Physical Object

Pagination
pages cm

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35446956M
Internet Archive
choke0000pala_m0w5
ISBN 10
0099535254
ISBN 13
9780099535256
OCLC/WorldCat
241017425

Work Description

Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be "saved" by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor's life, go on to send checks to support him. When he's not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park. His creator, Chuck Palahniuk, is the visionary we need and the satirist we deserve.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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