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Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller by Tracy Daugherty (Hardback, 2011)
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Joseph Heller was a Coney Island kid, the son of Russian immigrants, who went on to great fame and fortune. His most memorable vel 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 vels, 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 diagsed 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 'Yossarian's creator, with cooperation by the estate.Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312596855
ISBN-139780312596859
eBay Product ID (ePID)109212211
Product Key Features
Book TitleJust One Catch : a Biography of Joseph Heller
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterary, American / General
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
AuthorTracy Daugherty
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight28.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Height235mm
Width156mm
Weight798g
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Place of PublicationNew York
Spine53mm
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyTRACY DAUGHERTY is the author of four novels, four short story collections, and a book of personal essays. His critically acclaimed biography of Donald Barthelme, HIDING MAN was published in 2009. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Currently, he is Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Oregon State University.
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