Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

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Manufacturer : Vintage
Release date : 6 October 1994
ISBN-10 : 0099477319 | ISBN-13 : 9780099477310

War (3), Fiction (3), Novel (1), Unread (1), WWII (1), Black Comedy (1), Modernism (1), Hist (1), Top 100 (1), Dark-humour (1), Anti-romance (1), Satire (1), Politics (1), Dark (1), Humour (1)

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At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indicement of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is a tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting to survive.

Written by

Joseph Heller

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Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jul 17 11:03

Yossarian, a fighter pilot stationed off a small island in Italy towards the end of the World War 2 has decided to live forever (even if it kills him) and is furious about the thousands of people he hasn't met who are trying to kill him. In trying to rationalise away out of the situation, they determine perhaps the ultimate in circular logic.

Hilarious satire about the futility of war and the people who make the decisions.

Rating : 10/10

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