Catch 22

catch 22. 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
World War from 1943 onwards is frequently cited as one of
the great literary works of the Twentieth Century.[2] The
novel follows Captain John Yossarian a U.S. Army Air
Forces B-25 bombardier and a number of other characters.
Most events occur while the airmen of the Fighting 256th
(or two to the fighting eighth power) Squadron are based
on the island of Pianosa west of Italy. Many events in the
book are repeatedly described from differing points of
view so the reader learns more about the event from each
iteration. Furthermore the events are referred to as if
the reader already knows all about them. The pacing of
Catch-22 is frenetic its tenor intellectual and its humor
largely absurd but interspersed with grisly moments of
realism