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When a book title becomes a phrase in everyday life, it's a good sign you should read that book. In the original Catch-22, Heller tells the tale of the bureaucratic labyrinths that plague us all. Set against the backdrop of WWII, this is an absurd and darkly hilarious tale that never gets old.

This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller’s masterpiece with a new introduction; critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos; and much more.

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Now a Hulu limited series starring Christopher Abbott, George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie.

Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of Ameri...

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