Catch-22
Open Library readers: 4.10 / 5 from 208 ratings. Separate from ratings here.Catalogue checked 2026-10-02.
Catch-22 is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. It moves back and forth from hilarity to horror. It is outrageously funny and strangely affecting. It is totally original. Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. Catch-22 is a microcosm of the twentieth-century world as it might look to someone dangerously sane. It is a novel that lives and moves and grows with astonishing power and vitality—a masterpiece of our time. - Back cover.
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- Who wrote Catch-22?
Catch-22 is by Joseph Heller. The catalogue records its first publication in 1904. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Catch-22?
The catalogue records 463 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
