Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
The novel follows Victor Mancini, a medical school dropout who becomes a con artist, exploiting the sympathies of strangers by pretending to choke in upscale restaurants. This scheme funds his mother's expensive elder care, as she battles dementia in a nursing home. As Victor navigates his chaotic life, he grapples with his own identity and the possibility that he might be the second coming of Christ, a notion planted by his mother's cryptic revelations. The story delves into themes of addiction, identity, and the search for meaning in a world filled with absurdity and dysfunction.
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- Published
- 2001
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 290-310
- Original Language
- English
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(3.6)
- Alternate Titles
- - Asfixia
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