A television adaptation, co-directed by and starring George Clooney, aired on Channel 4 in June 2019. Catch-22 Paperback Jby Joseph Heller (Author) 13,093 ratings Book 1 of 2: Catch-22 Series See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 16.99 28 Used from 11.99 26 New from 16.99 7 Collectible from 27.
One of the great satirical novels in Western literature, Catch-22 is an absurdist condemnation of armed conflict and a rallying cry against the arbitrary authority of those in power. But with the warped logic of Catch-22 ringing in his head and a cast of eccentric, deluded and just plain crazy comrades snapping at his heels, he begins to wonder whether he is ever going to be allowed to go home again. Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by the American author Joseph Heller. Spinning giddily amidst a morass of specious rules and pointless regulations he attempts to maintain a tenuous grip on his sanity, whilst not losing his life on another fruitless mission. There was only one catch and that was Catch-22Ĭaptain John Yossarian, reluctant US army bombardier, is stuck on a Mediterranean island in the dog days of the Second World War. Catch-22 is a microcosm of the twentieth-century world as it might look to some one dangerously sane - a masterpiece of our time.'The greatest satirical work in the English language' - The Observer But if he didn’t want to, he was sane, and he had to. If he flew them, he was crazy and didn’t have to. However, he cannot be insane and fly by evaluating his mental state. All he has to do is ask to be grounded based on being insane. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions that he is committed to flying, he is trapped by the Great Loyalty Oath Crusade, the hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule from which the book takes its title: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes the necessary formal request to be relieved of such missions, the very act of making the request proves that he is sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller refers to the infamous rule that an insane soldier cannot fly more missions.
His problem is Colonel Cathcart, who keeps raising the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. More books from this author: Joseph Heller. His efforts are perfectly understandable because as he furiously scrambles, thousands of people he hasn't even met are trying to kill him. Catch-22 50th Anniversary Edition By Joseph Heller Introduction by Christopher Buckley LIST PRICE 30.00 PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster. At the heart of Catch-22 resides the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero endlessly inventive in his schemes to save his skin from the horrible chances of war. It is one of the funniest books ever written, a keystone work in American literature, and even added a new term to the dictionary.
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