Catch-22

21 hrs. 24 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Joseph Heller

Narrator Ignatyev Dmitry (digig)

Description

Joseph Heller wrote this book, and it was published in 1961 to become a world bestseller. The book is based on the author’s military experience as a B-25 bomber pilot. Catch-22 is a rule for combat pilots who desperately want to go home, but neither their health condition nor the number of combat missions brings them any closer to discharge. The author never would have finished “Catch-22” if not for his acquaintance with “The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schweik” by Jaroslav Hašek. An allusion to this saga of absurdity and humor gives the listener the clearest possible idea of what they will face while listening to this book. Before us is genuine satire—harsh, sometimes almost cruel, hilariously funny—and often requiring considerable mental effort to comprehend the events described, their meaning, and their significance.