Catch-22 (Record no. 44524)
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fixed length control field | 01713nam a22001457a 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
ISBN | 9780099536017 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 813.54 |
Item number | HEL/C |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
Personal name | Heller, Joseph |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Catch-22 |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication | London |
Name of publisher | Vintage |
Year of publication | 1994 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Number of Pages | 570p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer.<br/><br/>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. 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. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he’s assigned, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved.<br/><br/>This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller’s masterpiece with a new introduction by Christopher Buckley; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos from Joseph Heller’s personal archive; and much more. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical Term | American literature-Novel |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | BK |
952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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Damaged status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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Kannur University Central Library | Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 04/12/2017 | 399.00 | 813.54 HEL/C | 45134 | BK |