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1960s comedy novels

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The Master and Margarita
novel by Mikhail Bulgakov
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1964 children's novel by Roald Dahl
Catch-22
Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the 20th century, it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot.
Slaughterhouse-Five
'''''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death''''' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction–infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years. Throughout the novel, Billy frequently travels back and forth through time. The protagonist deals with a temporal crisis as a result of his post-war psychological trauma. The text centers on Billy's capture by the German Army and his survival of the Alli
Portnoy's Complaint
novel by Philip Roth
Mother Night
novel by Kurt Vonnegut
Monday Begins on Saturday
1965 novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
1965 novel by Kurt Vonnegut
The Cat
1967 novel by Georges Simenon
The Technicolor Time Machine
1967 novel by Harry Harrison
Enemies, a Love Story
novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Dimension of Miracles
1968 novel by Robert Sheckley
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 film directed by J. Lee Thompson
Journey Beyond Tomorrow
1962 novel by Robert Sheckley
The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
novel by Vladimir Vojnovitsj
The Third Policeman
1967 novel by Flann O'Brien
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
1968 book about fictional MASH unit 4077
Life for Sale
1968 novel by Yukio Mishima