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.

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1970 film directed by Mike Nichols

situation in which an individual cannot or is incapable of avoiding a problem because of contradictory constraints or rules

2019 miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name

American editor of books and magazines (1931–2023)

novel by Joseph Heller