Catch-22

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Heller was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1923. In 1961, he published Catch-22, which became a bestseller and, in 1970, a film. He went on to write such novels as Something Happened, God Knows, Picture This, Closing Time (the sequel to Catch-22 ), and Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man. Heller died in December 1999. Klappentext Joseph Heller was born in Brooklyn! New York! in 1923. In 1961! he published Catch-22! which became a bestseller and! in 1970! a film. He went on to write such novels as Something Happened! God Knows! Picture This! Closing Time (the sequel to Catch-22 )! and Portrait of an Artist! as an Old Man. Heller died in December 1999. Zusammenfassung Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage. Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him.

Préface
One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, now celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Auteur
Joseph Heller was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1923. In 1961, he published Catch-22, which became a bestseller and, in 1970, a film. He went on to write such novels as Something Happened, God Knows, Picture This, Closing Time (the sequel to Catch-22), and Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man. Heller died in December 1999.

Résumé
Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage. Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him.