Just One Catch : A Biography of Joseph Heller

English

ISBN: 0312596855

EAN: 9780312596859

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Literary/Literary Criticism / American / General/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 08/14/2011

Synopsis: Joseph Heller was a Coney Island kid, the son of Russian immigrants, who went on to great fame and fortune. His most memorable novel took its inspiration from a mission he flew over France in WWII (his plane was filled with so much shrapnel it was a wonder it stayed in the air). Heller wrote seven novels, all of which remain in print. Something Happened and Good as Gold, to name two, are still considered the epitome of satire. His life was filled with women and romantic indiscretions, but he was perhaps more famous for his friendships - he counted Mel Brooks, Zero Mostel, Carl Reiner, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Mario Puzo, Dustin Hoffman, Woody Allen, and many others among his confidantes. In 1981 Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a debilitating syndrome that could have cost him his life. Miraculously, he recovered. When he passed away in 1999 from natural causes, he left behind a body of work that continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies a year. Just One Catch is the first biography of Yossarians creator, with cooperation by the estate.

Just One Catch : A Biography of Joseph Heller

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 2.0 inches

Width: 6.5 inches

Length: 9.3 inches

Weight: 28.04 oz

Pages: 560