Something Happened by Joseph Heller (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100684841215
ISBN-139780684841212
eBay Product ID (ePID)270175

Product Key Features

Book TitleSomething Happened
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, General, Literary
Publication Year1997
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJoseph Heller
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-025491
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisBob Slocum was living the American dream. He had a beautiful wife, three lovely children, a nice house...and all the mistresses he desired. He had it all -- all, that is, but happiness. Slocum was discontent. Inevitably, inexorably, his discontent deteriorated into desolation until...something happened. Something Happened is Joseph Heller's wonderfully inventive and controversial second novel satirizing business life and American culture. The story is told as if the reader was overhearing the patter of Bob Slocum's brain -- recording what is going on at the office, as well as his fantasies and memories that complete the story of his life. The result is a novel as original and memorable as his Catch-22., From the bestselling author of Catch-22 , Joseph Heller's wonderfully inventive second novel Something Happened takes a satirical look at business life and American culture. Bob Slocum was living the American dream. He had a beautiful wife, three lovely children, a nice house...and all the mistresses he desired. He had it all--all, that is, but happiness. Slocum was discontent. Inevitably, inexorably, his discontent deteriorated into desolation until...something happened. Something Happened is Joseph Heller's wonderfully inventive and controversial second novel satirizing business life and American culture. The story is told as if you were overhearing the patter of Bob Slocum's brain--recording what is going on at the office, as well as his fantasies and memories that complete the story of his life. The result is a novel as original and memorable as his Catch-22., Bob Slocum was living the American dream. He had a beautiful wife, three lovely children, a nice house...and all the mistresses he desired. He had it all -- all, that is, but happiness. Slocum was discontent. Inevitably, inexorably, his discontent deteriorated into desolation until...something happened.Something Happenedis Joseph Heller's wonderfully inventive and controversial second novel satirizing business life and American culture. The story is told as if the reader was overhearing the patter of Bob Slocum's brain -- recording what is going on at the office, as well as his fantasies and memories that complete the story of his life. The result is a novel as original and memorable as hisCatch-22.
LC Classification NumberPS3558.E476S6 1997

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