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Also included are five previously unpublished short stories, most reflecting the influence on Heller of urban naturalist writers such as Irwin Shaw and Nelson Algren. The result is an important and significant addition to our understanding and appreciation of Joseph Heller, showing his evolution as a writer and artist. For those unfamiliar with his work, it will serve as an excellent introduction; for everyone else, Catch As Catch Can is a chance to explore a new aspect of Heller's remarkable career.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818341077072,"sku":"9780743257930B","price":12.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780743257930-l.jpg?v=1785871240"},{"product_id":"god-knows-9780684841250b","title":"God Knows","description":"Joseph Heller's powerful, wonderfully funny, deeply moving novel is the story of David - yes, King David, but as you've never seen him before. 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The malingering hero, Yossarian, is endlessly inventive in his schemes to save his skin from the horrible chances of war, and his story is studded with incidents and devices (including the Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade and the hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule that gives the book its title) that propel the narrative in a headlong satiric rush. But the reason \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e's satire never weakens and its jokes never date stems not from the comedy itself but from the savage, unerring, Swiftian indignation out of which that comedy springs. This fractured anti-epic, with all its aggrieved humanity, has given us the most enduring image we have of modern warfare. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hardcover \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eEveryman's Library\u003c\/span\u003e edition includes an introduction by Malcolm Bradbury, a chronology of the author's life and times, and a select bibliography. 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Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction by Christopher Buckley; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos from Joseph Heller's personal archive; and much more. 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