Catch-22

Summary

Catch-22 is a literary work^[1]. Catch-22 ranks in the top 0.21% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #59 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• Catch-22 authored Joseph Heller^[3].
• Catch-22 received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[4].
• Catch-22's image is recorded as Catch-22 (1961) front cover, first edition.jpg^[5].
• Catch-22's instance of is recorded as literary work^[6].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as black comedy^[7].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as satire^[8].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as absurdist literature^[9].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as military fiction^[10].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as war fiction^[11].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as war literature^[12].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as war novel^[13].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as historical fiction^[14].
• Catch-22's followed by is recorded as Closing Time^[15].
• Catch-22's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176599686^[16].
• Catch-22's GND ID is recorded as 4229273-6^[17].
• Catch-22's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121871278^[18].
• Catch-22's place of publication is recorded as United States^[19].
• Catch-22's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].
• Catch-22's country of origin is recorded as United States^[21].
• Catch-22's publication date is recorded as +1961-11-10T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Catch-22's publication date is recorded as +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Catch-22's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fd_f^[24].
• Catch-22's Open Library ID is recorded as OL276798W^[25].
• Catch-22's characters is recorded as Yossarian^[26].
• Catch-22's characters is recorded as Major Major Major Major^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Catch-22 authored Joseph Heller^[3]. Things named for Catch-22 include catch-22^[28], a specialized term^[29] and 9922 Catcheller^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Recognition

Catch-22 received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[4].

Why It Matters

Catch-22 ranks in the top 0.21% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #59 of 28,446).^[2] Catch-22 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Catch-22 is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Catch-22 include catch-22^[28], a specialized term^[29] and 9922 Catcheller^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

What awards did Catch-22 receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[4].