In 1994, Heller published a sequel to the 1961 novel entitled Closing Time. The book was made into a film adaptation in 1970, directed by Mike Nichols. The novel examines the absurdity of war and military life through the experiences of Yossarian and his cohorts, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th US Army Air Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea west of Italy, though it also covers episodes from basic training at Lowry Field in Colorado and Air Corps training at Santa Ana Army Air Base in California. It mainly follows the life of antihero Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (Omnibus) Joseph Hellers satirical novel set during the Second World War. The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century, it uses a distinctive non-chronological third-person omniscient narration, describing events from the points of view of different characters. He began writing it in 1953 the novel was first published in 1961. Catch 22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller.
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