Catch-22

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Catch-22 is Joseph Heller’s satirical World War II novel that coined the term “catch-22” to describe absurd, self-contradictory bureaucratic rules and no-win situations.

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instanceOf novel
satirical novel
war novel
adaptedAs Catch-22 (1970 film)
linked to: Catch-22

Catch-22 (2019 miniseries)
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Catch-22 (stage play)
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author Joseph Heller
coinedTerm catch-22
linked to: Catch-22
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception initially mixed reviews
later regarded as a classic of 20th-century literature
depicts bureaucratic rules that are self-contradictory
no-win situations for soldiers
firstEditionFormat hardcover
focusesOn U.S. Army Air Forces bomber squadron
genre black comedy
satire
war fiction
hasSequel Closing Time
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22
influenced modern usage of the term "catch-22"
subsequent war satire
literaryMovement absurdist fiction
postmodern literature
mainCharacter Captain John Yossarian
Colonel Cathcart
Doc Daneeka
Major Major Major Major
Milo Minderbinder
Nately
Orr
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeStyle nonlinear narrative
notableConcept catch-22
linked to: Catch-22
originalLanguage English
originalTitle Catch-22
placeOfFirstPublication New York City
publicationDate 1961
publisher Simon & Schuster
settingLocation Mediterranean theater of World War II
Pianosa
linked to: Isola di Pianosa
settingPeriod World War II
theme bureaucratic absurdity
individual vs. institution
no-win situations
power and authority
the insanity of war
timeSpanOfWriting 1953–1961

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Rupert Gregson-Williams notableWork Catch-22 (miniseries)
linked to: Catch-22
Alan Arkin notableWork Catch-22
Kyle Chandler notableWork Catch-22 (2019 miniseries)
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Grant Heslov notableWork Catch-22 (miniseries)
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David Watkin workedOn Catch-22
Buck Henry notableWork Catch-22 (film)
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Buck Henry screenwriterOf Catch-22 (film)
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Art Garfunkel actedIn Catch-22
Catch-22 notableConcept catch-22
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Catch-22 coinedTerm catch-22
linked to: Catch-22
Catch-22 adaptedAs Catch-22 (1970 film)
linked to: Catch-22
Catch-22 adaptedAs Catch-22 (stage play)
linked to: Catch-22
Catch-22 adaptedAs Catch-22 (2019 miniseries)
linked to: Catch-22
Catch-22 originalTitle Catch-22
Martin Ransohoff notableWork Catch-22
Martin Ransohoff workedOn Catch-22
Elizabeth Wilson notableWork Catch-22
Elizabeth Wilson performedIn Catch-22
Norman Fell appearedIn Catch-22
Lewis Pullman notableWork Catch-22 (miniseries)
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Lewis Pullman portrayed Major Major Major Major in Catch-22 (miniseries)
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Desmond Hume notableEpisode "Catch-22"
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