Tragicomedy novels

1605 novel by Miguel de Cervantes

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.

1947 novel by Boris Vian

1980 novel by John Kennedy Toole

novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer

1994 novel by Rick Moody

1992 novel by Patrick McCabe