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Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings
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Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings Hardback - 2003

by Joseph L. Heller; Matthew J. Bruccoli (Editor); Park Bucker (Editor)

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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."

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  • Title Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings
  • Author Joseph L. Heller; Matthew J. Bruccoli (Editor); Park Bucker (Editor)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 333
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, NEW YORK
  • Publication date 2003
  • ISBN 9780743243742 / 0743243749
  • Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.68 x 5.92 x 1.15 in (22.05 x 15.04 x 2.92 cm)
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002042875
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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