Vintage Heller: Catch-22

The Devastating Satire on the Lunacy of War

Discover Joseph Heller's hilariously dark and tragic satire on military madness, and the desperate tale of one man's efforts to survive it.

It's the closing months of World War II, and Captain Yossarian, stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, has never been closer to death. While the enemy above is dangerous, Yossarian's true problem is his own army, intent on keeping him airborne, and the maddening, inescapable 'Catch-22' that allows for no possibility of release.

This seminal 20th-century classic is a brilliant work of black humor and absurdism, defined by its unforgettable characters and its razor-sharp indictment of bureaucracy and power.