Fifty-one years ago, nobody used the term "Catch-22" to describe a victim trapped in a contradictory, often bureaucratic, paradox. Not even Joseph Heller, who'd spent seven years writing his satirical ...

Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 is one of the most iconic—and most confusing—novels of the 20th century. In this guide, we explore ...

George Clooney’s TV adaptation of the book Catch 22 lingers tenderly on the fragile scenic beauty of Italy, where the novel is set. The filming sustains a ravishing sense of the country’s peaceful ...

Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22 and its sequel, Closing Time, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in San Francisco on October 17, 1994. Since its original ...

With a cast led by George Clooney and featuring a sinister turn by Hugh Laurie, Joseph Heller’s classic anti-war novel becomes a can’t-look-away series. It’s not often that a novel creates a term that ...

PASADENA, Calif. — At first George Clooney didn’t want any part of his latest project. But fortunately he and his partner, Grant Heslov, changed their minds. Clooney not only costars but co-produces ...

NEW YORK — Before Joseph Heller satirized the madness of war in "Catch-22," he told a serious tale about the tragedy of racism. "Almost Like Christmas," to appear next week in Strand Magazine, is a ...

Have you ever heard the phrase “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t?” It’s a feeling that’s all too familiar to World War II airman Captain Yossarian, the central character in Joseph Heller’s ...

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Joseph Heller's Catch 22 is an iconic piece of work, which has been transferred to the stage previously with limited success. To be honest, trying to cut such a complex book down to a stage version ...