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Catch 22
- Author
- Joseph Heller
- Narrator
- Trevor White
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 3 April 2008
- Run Time
- 16 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Yossarian is a bombardier in the 256th Squadron of the Army Air Forces during World War II, stationed on Pianosa, a fictionalised island in the Mediterranean between mainland Italy and Corsica. The squadron's assignment is to bomb enemy positions in Italy and eastern France. Yossarian's mission is simply to stay alive.
Critics Review
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Blessedly, monstrously, bloatedly, cynically funny, and fantastically unique
FINANCIAL TIMES
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The greatest satirical work in the English language since EREHWON
OBSERVER
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An apocalyptic masterpiece
CHICAGO TIMES
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Just brilliant, a massive tale spun with incredible skills, humour and so beautifully told. A absolute must listen 😁😁😁
Johnboy 2023-09-07
Details
- Author
- Joseph Heller
- Narrator
- Trevor White
- Duration
- 16 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 April 2008
- ISBN
- 9781405503860
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is a tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting to survive.Yossarian is a bombardier in the 256th Squadron of the Army Air Forces during World War II, stationed on Pianosa, a fictionalised island in the Mediterranean between mainland Italy and Corsica. The squadron's assignment is to bomb enemy positions in Italy and eastern France. Yossarian's mission is simply to stay alive.
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