Heller, Joseph creator Jacobson, Howard text enk London Vintage 2011 50th Anniversary edition monographic eng

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523 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. Set in the closing months of World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. 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. If Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions then he is caught in Catch-22: if he flies he is crazy, and doesn't have to; but if he doesn't want to he must be sane, and has to. That's some catch ... Joseph Heller ; introduction by Howard Jacobson ENH World War, 1939-1945 Fiction Bombardiers Psychology Fiction English literature PS3558.E476 C3 2011 813.54 9780099529125 2011381031 Ayesha Abed Library BTCTA 190102 20211124125127.0 34074 eng