Publisher's Synopsis

Discover Joseph Heller's hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it.

It's the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight mission introduces him to thousands of people determined to kill him.

But the enemy above is not Yossarian's problem - it is his own army intent on keeping him airborne, and the maddening 'Catch-22' that allows for no possibility of escape.

'The greatest satirical work in the English language' Observer

'The most devastating satire ever written about the lunacy of war and military bureaucracy' Antony Beevor

INTRODUCED BY HOWARD JACOBSON

Book information

ISBN: 9780099470465
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Sales rank: 8294
Number of pages: 519
Weight: 374g
Height: 132mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 33mm