But his real problem is not the enemy – it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. In recent years, it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest – and most celebrated – novels of all time.
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