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The naming of "Catch 22"

serubhai1 @serubhai1 (203) • India 20 Sep 10

I came upon this piece of information yesterday. It seems that Joseph Heller's book was first titled "Catch 18". But, just before its release, Leon Uris got his novel "Mila 18" published. Heller and his publisher wanted to avoid...

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Insane!

sabyj7 @sabyj7 (20) • Malaysia 11 Oct 08

I know this is supposed to be a literary classic and all but i've just gotten down to reading it My impression : It is totally insane. The author is crazy. The characters are all crazy. And you'd be crazy too not to read it....

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Joseph Heller: Catch-22

ViragElvtars @ViragElvtars (21) • Hungary 28 Aug 07

One of my favourite books is Catch-22 from Joseph Heller. Catch-22 is a satirical, historical fiction novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961. The novel, set during the latter stages of the Second...