


Īuthor and anthropologist Victor Turner is briefly quoted as one of the contributors.īuster Casey is born in the rural town of Middleton with the senses of smell and taste far more advanced than other humans. The paperback edition became a national bestseller in May 2008 and remained on the New York Times Paperback Fiction Bestseller List for six weeks. Throughout the book various people discuss their memories of Buster and the world he lived in, presenting stories in an occasionally conflicting timeline. When the story begins, the reader discovers that the main character, Buster Landru "Rant" Casey, is already deceased. Rant is told in the form of an oral biography. Palahniuk has indicated that Rant is the first in what will become a three-book series.

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey is a novel by Chuck Palahniuk released on May 1, 2007.
