Choke
A Novel
New York : Anchor, 2002.
Format: Book
Edition: First Anchor books edition.
Description: 293 pages ; 21 cm
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.
ISBN:
0385720920
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Palahniuk | Wheatley (Shandon) | Fiction | In |
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"June 2002"--Title page verso.
"Originally published ... in the United States by Doubleday ... in 2001"--Title page verso.
"Originally published ... in the United States by Doubleday ... in 2001"--Title page verso.