Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition

by Joseph Heller

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt

Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. Joseph Heller's unforgettable novel is a hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it.

This fiftieth-anniversary edition celebrates Heller's masterpiece with an introduction by Howard Jacobson, rare images from Heller's personal archive and essays by the likes of Norman Mailer, Anthony Burgess and Christopher Hitchens.

Reading Catch-22 is nothing less than a rite of passage. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature.

• ISBN10: 0099529114
• ISBN13: 9780099529118
• Publish Date: 6 October 2011 (first published 23 June 2011)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 10 August 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Imprint: Vintage Classics
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 624
• Language: English

Reviews

[mary]

This was quite a long read, much more than I anticipated when I decided to pick it up. I'm so glad I read it though, as I found the last...fifty pages or so to be brilliant. They were funny, profoundly sad and very interesting. I also really enjoyed the story structure which was very unique with all the stories twisted together and the constant use of 'deja vu.'I recommend this read.