Joseph Heller

May 1, 1923 - Dec 12, 1999

Joseph Heller was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice.

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“Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private individuals.”

Joseph Heller

May 1, 1923 - Dec 12, 1999

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