Joseph Heller
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| + | "There was only one [[catch]] and that was [[Catch-22]], which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. [[Orr (Catch-22)|Orr]] was [[crazy]] and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to, but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle." --''[[Catch-22]]'' (1961) by Joseph Heller | ||
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| - | '''Joseph Heller''' ([[May 1]], [[1923]] – [[December 12]], [[1999]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[satirical]] [[novelist]] and [[playwright]]. He wrote the influential ''[[Catch-22]]'' about American servicemen during [[World War II]]. It was this work whose title (which was originally Catch-18) became the term commonly used to express [[absurdity]] in [[choice]]. | + | '''Joseph Heller''' (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an [[American author]]. His best-known work is the 1961 novel ''[[Catch-22]]'', a [[satire]] on [[war]] and [[bureaucracy]], whose title has become a synonym for an [[absurd]] or [[contradictory]] [[choice]]. |
| - | Heller is widely regarded as one of the best post-World War satirists. Although he is remembered mostly by his landmark ''Catch-22,'' his works, centered on the lives of various members of the middle classes, remain exemplars of modern satire.{{GFDL}} | + | {{GFDL}} |
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"There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to, but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle." --Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller |
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Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.
