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Joseph Heller

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Joseph Heller

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Joseph Heller (English: Joseph Heller, May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999) was a Jewish American novelist and playwright born in New York, United States. He is one of the representative writers of "black humor". His masterpiece "Catch-22" has become a classic of satirical literature. In 1998, Random House ranked this book seventh among the top 100 English novels of the 20th century.

Category
Writers
Nationality
United States
Born
1923-05-01
Died
1999-12-12
Wikidata
Q208101
Occupations writerscreenwriternovelistplaywrightjournalistessayistautobiographer
Aliases Joseph HellerHeller, J.Joseph Heller

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