{"product_id":"catch-as-catch-can-the-collected-stories-and-other-writings","title":"Catch As Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA collection of short stories and other miscellaneous writings by Joseph Heller, one of America’s most influential and idiosyncratic writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYears before the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—which was called “a monumental artifact of contemporary literature” by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, “an apocalyptic masterpiece” by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and “one of the most bitterly funny works in the language” by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Joseph Heller began sharpening his skills as a writer, searching for the voice that would best express his own peculiarly wry view of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatch As Catch Can\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, editors Matthew J. Bruccoli and Park Bucker have for the first time collected the short stories Heller published prior to that first novel, along with all the other short pieces of fiction and nonfiction that were published during his lifetime. Also included are five previously unpublished short stories, most reflecting the influence on Heller of urban naturalist writers such as Irwin Shaw and Nelson Algren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe result is an important and significant addition to our understanding and appreciation of Joseph Heller, showing his evolution as a writer and artist. For those unfamiliar with his work, it will serve as an excellent introduction; for everyone else, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatch As Catch Can\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a chance to explore a New aspect of Heller's remarkable career.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882736517377,"sku":"2E6CMPFIA-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/CatchAsCatchCan.jpg?v=1627230603","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/catch-as-catch-can-the-collected-stories-and-other-writings","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}