Joseph Heller
American author of novels
Joseph Heller was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was... Wikipedia
Born: May 1, 1923, Coney Island, New York, NY
Died: December 12, 1999 (age 76 years), East Hampton, NY
Influenced by: William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, and more
Spouse: Valerie Humphries (m. 1987–1999) and Shirley Held (m. 1945–1984)
Children: Erica Heller and Ted Heller
Parents: Isaac Donald Heller and Lena Heller
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