Joseph Heller | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | May 1, 1923
Died | December 12, 1999 East Hampton, New York, U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Cedar Lawn Cemetery East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer[1] |
Alma mater | |
Genre | Satire, black comedy |
Notable works | Catch-22, Something Happened |
Spouse | Shirley 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]