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.
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