{"product_id":"catch22-9780099536017","title":"Catch22","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HOWARD JACOBSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplosive, subversive, wild and funny, 50 years on the novel''s strength is undiminished. Reading Joseph Heller''s classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him. Joseph Heller''s bestselling novel is a hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man''s efforts to survive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a rare book in that it has the ability to make you laugh out loud and be deeply moved within a few pages. -- Adam Staten * British Journal of General Practice *\u003cbr\u003eWildly original, brutally gruesome,                                 a dazzling performance that will                                      outrage as many readers as it delights.                               Vulgarly, bitterly funny, it will not be                              forgotten by those who can take it * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eBlessedly, monstrously, bloatedly,                                   cynically funny and fantastically unique.                             No one has ever written a book like this * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eBlessedly, monstrously, bloatedly, cynically funny, and fantastically unique. No one has ever written a book like this * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn apocalyptic masterpiece * Chicago Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399823368535,"sku":"9780099536017","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catch22-9780099536017","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}