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Palahniuk describes the moment the inspiration for ‘Choke’ hit him as a drive down a long country road somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. He was hit with the urge to stop his car on the shoulder, leave his headlights on, and go lie down face-up in the light until an authority figure came to his rescue. He assumed since he was wearing nice clothing, the authority figure would assume he’d been hurt and look after him until more help could come. It was that concept – a stranger embracing you, keeping you safe – that helped give birth to Victor Mancini, the main character who commences choking to death in restaurants to be saved by those that don’t know him. Palahniuk claims he didn’t actually go through with the act because he would have gotten filthy.

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The last auroch died in 1627 in Poland. It looks like scientists of the Polish Foundation for Recreating the Aurochs are trying to revive the species with DNA from auroch bones kept in museums. Do you think the project is likely to succeed? Can you comment on challenges that face it?

Thanks for the AMA!

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