Heller, Joseph
Overview
| Works: | 284 works in 2,208 publications in 29 languages and 59,458 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction War fiction Drama Satire Psychological fiction Biography Biographies War stories Religious fiction Historical fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Narrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Interviewee, Author of screenplay, Scenarist, Conceptor |
| Classifications: | PS3558.E476, 813.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Joseph Heller
- No laughing matter by Joseph Heller( Book )
- Beyond the waste land: a study of the American novel in the nineteen-sixties by Raymond M Olderman( Book )
- Joseph Heller by Robert Merrill( Book )
- Now and then : from Coney Island to here by Joseph Heller( Book )
- City of words: American fiction, 1950-1970 by Tony Tanner( Book )
- Adversity and grace; studies in recent American literature by Preston M Browning( Book )
- Just one catch : a biography of Joseph Heller by Tracy Daugherty( Book )
- Seven contemporary authors, essays on Cozzens, Miller, West, Golding, Heller, Albee, and Powers by Thomas B Whitbread( Book )
- Number and nightmare, forms of fantasy in contemporary fiction by Jean E Kennard( Book )
- The exploded form : the modernist novel in America by James M Mellard( Book )
- Ten versions of America by Gerald B Nelson( Book )
- Critical essays on Joseph Heller by James Nagel( Book )
- Understanding Joseph Heller by Sanford Pinsker( Book )
- The open decision; the contemporary American novel and its intellectual background by Jerry H Bryant( Book )
- Yossarian slept here : when Joseph Heller was dad, the Apthorp was home, and life was a Catch-22 by Erica Heller( Book )
- The fiction of Joseph Heller : against the grain by David Seed( Book )
- Tilting at mortality : narrative strategies in Joseph Heller's fiction by David M Craig( Book )
- From here to absurdity : the moral battlefields of Joseph Heller by Stephen W Potts( Book )
- Catch-22 by Mike Nichols( Visual )
- American writing today by Richard Kostelanetz( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Joseph Heller
Catch-22, a novel by
Joseph Heller(
Book
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721 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 24 languages and held by 12,573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him. Joseph Heller's bestselling novel is a hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it
721 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 24 languages and held by 12,573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him. Joseph Heller's bestselling novel is a hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it
Something happened by
Joseph Heller(
Book
)
179 editions published between 1966 and 2019 in 13 languages and held by 3,636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bob Slocum, an average, middle-aged man with a good job, slowly becomes more and more unhappy with the routine of his life
179 editions published between 1966 and 2019 in 13 languages and held by 3,636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bob Slocum, an average, middle-aged man with a good job, slowly becomes more and more unhappy with the routine of his life
Good as Gold by
Joseph Heller(
Book
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124 editions published between 1971 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 3,421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gold accepts a government post in Washington, considers leaving his wife, and all the while he is also searching for material to write his book on the Jewish experience in America, without realizing he is going through that experience
124 editions published between 1971 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 3,421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gold accepts a government post in Washington, considers leaving his wife, and all the while he is also searching for material to write his book on the Jewish experience in America, without realizing he is going through that experience
Closing time : a novel by
Joseph Heller(
Book
)
106 editions published between 1994 and 2018 in 17 languages and held by 3,190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A sequel to Catch-22, the 1961 humorous bestseller about a group of American airmen during World War II. The novel follows many of the same characters in their current escapades--mainly to do with selling defense equipment to the Pentagon. In addition, there are their views on the decline of America
106 editions published between 1994 and 2018 in 17 languages and held by 3,190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A sequel to Catch-22, the 1961 humorous bestseller about a group of American airmen during World War II. The novel follows many of the same characters in their current escapades--mainly to do with selling defense equipment to the Pentagon. In addition, there are their views on the decline of America
God knows by
Joseph Heller(
Book
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121 editions published between 1984 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 2,874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As the Biblical David lies on his death-bed he looks back on his own, crowded life and tells all
121 editions published between 1984 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 2,874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As the Biblical David lies on his death-bed he looks back on his own, crowded life and tells all
Catch-22 by
Joseph Heller(
Recording
)
85 editions published between 1955 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy, a bombadier named Yossarian is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. He has decided to live forever, even if he has to die in the attempt
85 editions published between 1955 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy, a bombadier named Yossarian is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. He has decided to live forever, even if he has to die in the attempt
Picture this by
Joseph Heller(
Book
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68 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer, Aristotle is soon able to see and hear. As the masterpiece makes its way through history, Aristotle's complicated mind finds unanswerable dilemmas
68 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer, Aristotle is soon able to see and hear. As the masterpiece makes its way through history, Aristotle's complicated mind finds unanswerable dilemmas
Portrait of an artist, as an old man by
Joseph Heller(
Book
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32 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In his final novel, Heller, through the personna of Eugene Pota, portrays the life of a novelist whose first novel was his biggest ever but who still feels a need to write yet another and so consults everyone from his agent to his wife, to his editor, to old lovers, and considers the lives and works of many other novelists along the way
32 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In his final novel, Heller, through the personna of Eugene Pota, portrays the life of a novelist whose first novel was his biggest ever but who still feels a need to write yet another and so consults everyone from his agent to his wife, to his editor, to old lovers, and considers the lives and works of many other novelists along the way
We bombed in New Haven; a play by
Joseph Heller(
Book
)
16 editions published between 1967 and 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1967 and 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catch as catch can : the collected stories and other writings by
Joseph Heller(
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25 editions published between 2003 and 2016 in English and Czech and held by 1,196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Long before there was a Catch-22, before there was even a Catch-18 (the novel's original title), Joseph Heller had begun sharpening his skills as a writer, searching for the voice that would best express the peculiarly wry view that he held of the world. Starting in 1945, with the publication in Story magazine of the short story "I Don't Love You Anymore," Heller began to reach out to an audience of readers damaged and disillusioned by their experiences during World War II. That story dealt with the return home of an American soldier who was having more than a little trouble adjusting. The stories published following this debut continued to reflect people at odds with the world around them, usually featuring the "little guy," the "underdog," the "average Joe" who beats the odds by surviving in a generally hostile and unwelcoming world. Written in what is termed the "New York Style," his were stories of urban naturalism, realistic and straightforward, emulating the work of such writers as Irwin Shaw, William Saroyan, John O'Hara, and, perhaps most especially, Nelson Algren. For Heller, writing these stories was a part of the learning process, his education on how to get across his own point of view, leading up to the publication of his masterpiece, Catch-22. Of the stories in this collection, thirteen were written before 1961, when Catch-22 was published; of those, five have never before been published. After Catch-22, Heller forsook the short story form. Though five stories were published after 1961, one-"World Full of Great Cities"--Was actually written in 1949; three of the other four are spin-offs of Catch-22, and one is a preview of Closing Time. Rounding out this collection of the complete published short writings of Joseph Heller are a short play and several nonfiction pieces, mostly related to Catch-22
25 editions published between 2003 and 2016 in English and Czech and held by 1,196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Long before there was a Catch-22, before there was even a Catch-18 (the novel's original title), Joseph Heller had begun sharpening his skills as a writer, searching for the voice that would best express the peculiarly wry view that he held of the world. Starting in 1945, with the publication in Story magazine of the short story "I Don't Love You Anymore," Heller began to reach out to an audience of readers damaged and disillusioned by their experiences during World War II. That story dealt with the return home of an American soldier who was having more than a little trouble adjusting. The stories published following this debut continued to reflect people at odds with the world around them, usually featuring the "little guy," the "underdog," the "average Joe" who beats the odds by surviving in a generally hostile and unwelcoming world. Written in what is termed the "New York Style," his were stories of urban naturalism, realistic and straightforward, emulating the work of such writers as Irwin Shaw, William Saroyan, John O'Hara, and, perhaps most especially, Nelson Algren. For Heller, writing these stories was a part of the learning process, his education on how to get across his own point of view, leading up to the publication of his masterpiece, Catch-22. Of the stories in this collection, thirteen were written before 1961, when Catch-22 was published; of those, five have never before been published. After Catch-22, Heller forsook the short story form. Though five stories were published after 1961, one-"World Full of Great Cities"--Was actually written in 1949; three of the other four are spin-offs of Catch-22, and one is a preview of Closing Time. Rounding out this collection of the complete published short writings of Joseph Heller are a short play and several nonfiction pieces, mostly related to Catch-22
Catch-22, a dramatization by
Joseph Heller(
Book
)
9 editions published between 1971 and 1973 in English and held by 449 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A bomber crew in Italy during WWII is caught in the paradoxes of war
9 editions published between 1971 and 1973 in English and held by 449 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A bomber crew in Italy during WWII is caught in the paradoxes of war
The best American mystery stories 2014(
Book
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1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends
1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends
Sex and the single girl by
Richard Quine(
Visual
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6 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in English and German and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Snoopy tabloid magazine editor Bob Weston wants to know if author Helen Gurley Brown based her book on, as he believes, personal research. He tries to parley an interview with the author who made headlines and sales. So he decides to get very personal to find out for himself
6 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in English and German and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Snoopy tabloid magazine editor Bob Weston wants to know if author Helen Gurley Brown based her book on, as he believes, personal research. He tries to parley an interview with the author who made headlines and sales. So he decides to get very personal to find out for himself
We bombed in New Haven [a play] by
Joseph Heller(
Book
)
32 editions published between 1967 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1967 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Closing time by
Joseph Heller(
Recording
)
18 editions published between 1994 and 2017 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this sequel, Milo Minderbinder, Yossarian, the chaplain, and little Sammy Singer come to the end of their lives and the end of the century, all linked, this time, to an uneasy peace and old age. Here they fight not the Germans, but The End
18 editions published between 1994 and 2017 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this sequel, Milo Minderbinder, Yossarian, the chaplain, and little Sammy Singer come to the end of their lives and the end of the century, all linked, this time, to an uneasy peace and old age. Here they fight not the Germans, but The End
Catch-22 by
Joseph Heller(
)
14 editions published between 2007 and 2017 in English and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is set in the closing months of World War II, in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy. Its hero is a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. (He has decided to live forever even if he has to die in the attempt.)
14 editions published between 2007 and 2017 in English and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is set in the closing months of World War II, in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy. Its hero is a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. (He has decided to live forever even if he has to die in the attempt.)
Catch-22; a dramatization based on the novel Catch-22 by
Joseph Heller(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Yossarian is a hero endlessly inventive in his schemes to save his skin from the horrible chances of war, and his efforts are perfectly understandable because as he furiously scrambles, thousands of people he hasn't even met are trying to kill him
3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Yossarian is a hero endlessly inventive in his schemes to save his skin from the horrible chances of war, and his efforts are perfectly understandable because as he furiously scrambles, thousands of people he hasn't even met are trying to kill him
A world of ideas(
Visual
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In wide-ranging conversations, thirteen celebrated literary figures from six nations discuss their work, politics, morals, and the future of American society
3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In wide-ranging conversations, thirteen celebrated literary figures from six nations discuss their work, politics, morals, and the future of American society
We bombed in New Haven : a play in two acts by
Joseph Heller(
Book
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2 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Anti-war drama using device of play within play in which actors are seen performing as military airmen
2 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Anti-war drama using device of play within play in which actors are seen performing as military airmen
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Cheller, Dž 1923-1999
Cheller, Džozef 1923-1999
Džozefs Hellers
Helers, Džozefs 1923-1999
Heller, J.
Heller, J. (1923-1999)
Heller, Joe
Heller Joseph
Heller, Joseph 1923-
Heller, Joseph 1923-1999
Helleris J.
Helleris Josephas
Iosephus Heller
Jeller, Dzhozef 1923-1999
Joseph Heller American author
Joseph Heller americký spisovateľ
Joseph Heller Amerikaans schrijver
Joseph Heller amerikansk manusforfattar og skribent
Joseph Heller amerikansk manusförfattare och författare
Joseph Heller amerikansk manusforfatter og skribent
Joseph Heller amerikansk manuskriptforfatter og skribent
Joseph Heller écrivain américain
Joseph Heller lautan Lamerikänik
Joseph Heller pisarz amerykański
Joseph Heller scrittore statunitense
Joseph Heller US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller
Joseph Heller Usana autoro
Joseph Heller usona aŭtoro
Joseph Heller yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija
Джозеф Геллер американський письменник-сатирик, сценарист, драматург
Джозеф Хеллер
Джоузеф Хелър
Жозеф Хеллер
Хеллер, Дж. 1923-1999
Хеллер, Джозеф
Хеллер, Джозеф 1923-1999
Хеллер, Джозеф американский прозаик-романист
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ג'וזף הלר
הליר, ג'וזף 1923-1999
הלר, ג׳וזף
הלר, ג'וזף 1923-1999
העליר, ג'וזף 1923-1999
העללער, ג'וזף 1923-1999
העלער, ג'וזף 1923-1999
جوزف هلر
جوزف هلر نویسنده و فیلمنامهنویس آمریکایی
جوزيف هيلر
جوزيف هيلر مؤلف أمريكي
জোসেফ হেলার
ਜੋਸਫ਼ ਹੈੱਲਰ
조지프 헬러
헬러, 조셉 1923-1999
헬러, 조지프 1923-1999
헬러, 죠셉 1923-1999
ジョセフ・ヘラー
ヘラー, ジョーゼフ
约瑟夫·海勒
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