Catch-22

Description

Product ID:	9780099477310
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Catch-22
Authors:	Author: Joseph Heller
Page Count:	528
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Second World War fiction, Second World War fiction, Italy
Description:	Select Guide Rating 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. 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.
Imprint Name:	Vintage
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	1994-10-06

Weight	372 g
Dimensions	197 × 130 × 33 mm