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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
ISBN
1451626657
EAN
9781451626650
Date of Publication
20110405
Publication Name
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
Catch-22
Artist
Heller, Joseph
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1451626657
ISBN-13
9781451626650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99384355

Product Key Features

Edition
50
Book Title
Catch-22 : 50th Anniversary Edition
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Classics, Humorous / Black Humor, War & Military, Satire, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Joseph Heller
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Trade
LCCN
2011-381031
Reviews
"To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one." -Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, eoeTo my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one.e e"Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, eoeIte(tm)s the rock and roll of novels . . . Theree(tm)s no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful.e e"Norman Mailer, Esquire, "This novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years." -Nelson Algren, The Nation, John W. Aldridge The New York Times Book Review A monumental artifact of contemporary literature, almost as assured of longevity as the statues on Easter Island., "It's the rock and roll of novels . . . There's no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful." -Norman Mailer, Esquire, John W. AldridgeThe New York Times Book ReviewA monumental artifact of contemporary literature, almost as assured of longevity as the statues on Easter Island., "To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one." --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, eoeOne of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant.e e" The New Republic, Robert Brustein The New Republic One of the most bitterly funny works in the language...explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant., "One of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant." - The New Republic, "It's the rock and roll of novels . . . There's no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful." --Norman Mailer, Esquire, "This novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years." --Nelson Algren, The Nation, "To call it the finest comic novel of our day is faulting it. If Joseph Heller writes no other book, he will be well remembered for this apocalyptic masterpiece." -Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, Robert BrusteinThe New RepublicOne of the most bitterly funny works in the language...explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant., "Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights." -Orville Prescott, New York Times Book Review, "One of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant." -- The New Republic, eoeThis novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years.e e"Nelson Algren, The Nation
Edition Description
Anniversary
Synopsis
This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction; critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos; and much more. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Now a Hulu limited series starring Christopher Abbott, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest--and most celebrated--books of all time. In recent years it has been named to "best novels" lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy--it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction by Christopher Buckley; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos from Joseph Heller's personal archive; and much more. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature., This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction; critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos; and much more. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Soon to be a Hulu limited series starring Christopher Abbott, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest--and most celebrated--books of all time. In recent years it has been named to "best novels" lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy--it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction by Christopher Buckley; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos from Joseph Heller's personal archive; and much more. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature.
LC Classification Number
PS3558.E476C3 2011

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    01 Dec, 2020

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