by Joseph Heller (Author), Joseph Heller (Foreword)
With an introduction by Howard Jacobson. Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, 50 years on the novel's strength is undiminished. 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. Joseph Heller's bestselling novel is a hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it.
Format: paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published:
ISBN 10: 0099477319
ISBN 13: 9780099477310
Book Overview: One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, now celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Prizes: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003 and The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.