Catch-22: Created by Luke Davies, David Michôd. With Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Daniel David Stewart, Rafi Gavron. Limited series adaptation of the classic Joseph Heller novel. Follows Captain John Yossarian and airmen in World War II.

Catch-22, satirical novel by American writer Joseph Heller, published in 1961. The work centers on Captain John Yossarian, stationed in the Mediterranean during World War II, and chronicles his desperate attempts to stay alive, as he concocts ever more inventive ways of …

Catch-22 is a tragicomic novel detailing the efforts of a man named Yossarian, a captain in the US Army Air Force, to avoid flying any more combat missions. The novel takes place on Pianosa, a small Italian island not far from Rome, at the end of the Second World War.

2025年2月2日 · Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 (1961) is a satirical antiwar novel about an American bomber squadron stationed in Italy in the Second World War. It exposes the horrors of war, but, even more, it is ...

1996年9月4日 · At the heart of Catch-22 resides the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero endlessly inventive in his schemes to save his skin from the horrible chances of war. His efforts are perfectly understandable because as he furiously scrambles, thousands of people he hasn't even met are trying to kill him.

Catch-22 is a 1961 satirical novel by Joseph Heller, whose experiences in the US Air Force during World War II inspired the narrative. The novel is set during World War II and portrays the absurd experiences of a group of Army pilots stationed in Italy.

2011年10月13日 · The irreverent 1961 novel was based on Heller's own experiences in World War II, but it was the anti-authoritarian generation of the Vietnam era that embraced Catch-22 as its own.

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.

2025年1月17日 · Catch-22 (noun): An illogical or self-contradictory regulation or requirement that prevents resolution or escape. The term "catch-22" is widely used to describe a situation where contradictory rules or requirements create an impossible dilemma. Originating from Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel of the same name, "catch-22" has come to signify any ...

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