Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.” If he flew them he was crazy and didn’t have to but if he didn’t want to he was sane and had to. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly them. All he had to do was ask and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Joseph Heller died in East Hampton, Long Island on 12th December 1999 after completing his last novel ‘ Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man’.“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. In 1998 he wrote a memoir named ‘ Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here’, containing his life incidences and how he was inspired for Catch-22. Catherine Heller received an honorary Fellow of the College in 1991. He described this time of his life in his autobiography ‘ No Laughing Matter’ (1986). Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in December 1981, an illness that made him paralyzed for some time. Other novels by Heller include ‘ Good as Gold’ (1979), ‘ God Knows’ (1984), ‘ Picture This’ (1988), ‘ Closing Time’ (1994) and ‘ Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man’ (2000).
It was listed as New York’s Best-selling novels. His second novel was titled ‘ Something Happened’ and was published in 1974. His plays include ‘We Bombed in New Haven’ (1969) which was based on the Vietnam War, Catch-22 (1973) and ‘Clevinger’s Trial’ (1973). Heller wrote the screenplay for ‘ Sex and the Single Girl’ by Helen Gurley Brown, ‘ Casino Royale’ (1967) and ‘Dirty Dingus Magee’ (1970). It also ranked 7th on Modern Library’s list of 100 novels of the century. Its success was gradual and once the baby boomers caught its eye, the novel went on to sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S alone. Its initial response however was not impressive, with the novel selling only 30,000 copies in America.
It was referred to as ‘the best American novel in years’ by the Chicago Sun times. Its plot revolves around Yossarian and his wartime experiences.
‘ Catch-22’ his most successful novel was published in 1961.
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