
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller with a New Introduction by Christopher Buckley
Joseph Heller, 'Catch-22,' published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, first published in 1955, this copy published in 2011. Catch-22 is a 521 page softcover measuring 8 3/8" x 5 1/2". There are two creases to the front and back covers and a small closed tear along the upper portion of the spine. Inside, the pages are clean and unmarked and the binding is straight and sound. The condition is good. Book Summary 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