Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller
Heller c. 1979
Heller c. 1979
Born(1923-05-01)May 1, 1923
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1999(1999-12-12) (aged 76)
East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Resting placeCedar Lawn Cemetery
East Hampton, New York, U.S.
OccupationWriter[1]
Alma mater
GenreSatire, black comedy
Notable worksCatch-22,
Something Happened
SpouseShirley Held (1945–1984; divorced; 2 children)
Valerie Humphries (1987–1999; his death)
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Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was nominated in 1972 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[2]

  1. ^ Fine, Richard A (November 24, 2010), "Joseph Heller", Critical Survey of Long Fiction, EBSCO.
  2. ^ "Nomination Archive - Joseph Heller". NobelPrize.org. March 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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