Joseph L. Heller
Heller served in the U.S. Army Air Force In World War 2. Catch 22 launched him as a successful novelist.
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Steve Hockensmith
Catch-22 was my favorite book as a teenager and my favorite book now.
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Catch-22 (11)
“Catch-22” is one of this century’s greatest works of American literature. First published m 1961, Joseph Heller’s profound and compelling novel has appeared on nearly every list of must read fiction. It is a classic in every sense of the word.
“Catch-22” took the war novel genre to a new level, shocking us with its c…
Good as Gold (0)
Bruce Gold, a middle-aged, Jewish professor of English literature, finds himself on the brink of a golden career in politics — and not a moment too soon, as Gold yearns for an opportunity to transform a less-than-picture-perfect life: His children think little of him, his intimidating father endlessly bullies him, and …
Closing Time: The Sequel to Catch-22 (0)
A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic “Catch-22.”
In "Closing Time, " Joseph Heller returns to the characters of "Catch-22, " now coming to the end of their lives and the century, as is the entire generation that fought in World War II: Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and such newc…
Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings (0)
Years before the publication of “Catch-22” (“A monumental artifact of contemporary literature” — “The New York Times;” “An apocalyptic masterpiece” — “Chicago Sun-Times;” “One of the most bitterly funny works in the language” — “The New Republic”), Joseph Heller began sharpening his skills as a writer, searching for …
God Knows (0)
Joseph Heller’s powerful, wonderfully funny, deeply moving novel is the story of David — yes, King David — but as you’ve never seen him before. You already know David as the legendary warrior king of Israel, husband of Bathsheba, and father of Solomon; now meet David as he really was: the cocky Jewish kid, the plagiar…
Something Happened (0)
Bob Slocum was living the American dream. He had a beautiful wife, three lovely children, a nice house…and all the mistresses he desired. He had it all — all, that is, but happiness. Slocum was discontent. Inevitably, inexorably, his discontent deteriorated into desolation until…something happened.
"Something Hap…
Picture This (0)
Picture this: Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer. As soon as he paints an ear on Aristotle, Aristotle can hear. When he paints an eye, Aristotle can see. And what Aristotle sees and hears and remembers from the ancient past to this very moment provides the foundation f…
Portrait of the Artist, as an Old Man (0)
Imagine that the novelist — his name here is Eugene Pota — realizes that the days are dwindling and he needs to come up with one more novel. But what should he write? That first novel, the one that launched him, the one that made him into the cultural icon he seems fated to remain, has become a touchstone for his life…
