Invisible Monsters

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She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she is transformed from the beautiful center of attention to an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from beco...

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She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she is transformed from the beautiful center of attention to an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you'll ever want to look.

恰克·帕拉尼克，1962 年出生于美国，毕业于俄勒冈大学新闻学院，三十多岁时开始写作，是一名特立独行的当代小说天才，在全世界范围内拥有大量忠实的粉丝。主要作品有《隐形怪物》、《搏击俱乐部》、《窒息》、《摇篮曲》、《日记》、《逃亡者与难民》等。这些作品糅合了讽刺、戏剧、恐怖、真实与美丽等元素，呈现出一种独特的超现实主义黑色幽默。其中，《搏击俱乐部》被导演大卫·芬奇改编成同名电影，他也因此得到了来自全世界的关注和认可。《人物周刊》说“他有一种独特的天赋”，《新闻周刊》说“他是长期以来最新鲜、最有趣的作家之一”，还有媒体说“他综合了海明威的阳刚与古罗马讽刺诗人尤文纳尔的嘲讽”，并预言他会跻身文学巨匠之列。总之，他的“独创性”令他在美国文学界占有独特的地位。