Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition

Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, this classic satire by Joseph Heller remains as powerful today as it was 50 years ago. Reading it is nothing less than a rite of passage.

A Story Set in the Closing Months of World War II:

• The novel follows Yossarian, a bombardier who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him.
• However, his real problem isn't the enemy—it's his own army. They continually increase the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service.

The Iconic Catch-22:

• If Yossarian tries to excuse himself from the perilous missions, he is caught in the infamous Catch-22:
  • If he flies, he is crazy and doesn't have to.
  • If he doesn't want to fly, he must be sane and therefore has to.

That's some catch...