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The previously uncollected writings of Joseph Heller, including hitherto unpublished stories, lost chapters from CATCH-22 and further tales from that novel's unforgettable 'hero', Yossarian. Not many writers introduce a phrase - let alone a whole idea - into the language. In CATCH-22, Joseph Heller invented a motif for the modern world. For that book alone he is one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. But where did the author who was able to create that novel come from? And what happened to those remarkable characters? CATCH AS CATCH CAN for the first time collects early works, previously unpublished stories and lost chapters of CATCH-22 to chart the development of a genius. It also explores the consequences in the later stories of the unforgettable Yossarian, and Heller's non-fiction pieces, in which the author reflects upon his childhood in Coney Island and the novel which shaped everything that was written after it.
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Catch As Catch Can, Joseph Heller
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- Released
- 2003
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Good
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- €7.49
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- Title
- Catch As Catch Can
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joseph Heller
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0743239784
- ISBN13
- 9780743239783
- Series
- Catch-22
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Classics, Short Stories, American Literature, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Memories, Theatre Plays, Selected works, Jewish Literature
- First published
- 2003
- Original title
- Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- The previously uncollected writings of Joseph Heller, including hitherto unpublished stories, lost chapters from CATCH-22 and further tales from that novel's unforgettable 'hero', Yossarian. Not many writers introduce a phrase - let alone a whole idea - into the language. In CATCH-22, Joseph Heller invented a motif for the modern world. For that book alone he is one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. But where did the author who was able to create that novel come from? And what happened to those remarkable characters? CATCH AS CATCH CAN for the first time collects early works, previously unpublished stories and lost chapters of CATCH-22 to chart the development of a genius. It also explores the consequences in the later stories of the unforgettable Yossarian, and Heller's non-fiction pieces, in which the author reflects upon his childhood in Coney Island and the novel which shaped everything that was written after it.