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Catch 22
Catch 22
J OSEPH HELLER
CATCH-22
The island of Pianosa lies in t he Medit er r anean Sea eight miles sout h of Elba. I t is ver y
small and obviously could not accommodat e all of t he act ions descr ibed. Like t he set t ing
of t his novel, t he char act er s, t oo, ar e f ict it ious.
TO MY MOTHER
AND TO SHI RLEY,
AND MY CHI LDREN,
ERI CA AND TED
1 THE TEXAN
I t was love at f ir st sight .
The f ir st t ime Yossar ian saw t he chaplain he f ell madly in love wit h him.
Yossar ian was in t he hospit al wit h a pain in his liver t hat f ell j ust shor t of being j aundice.
The doct or s wer e puzzled by t he f act t hat it wasn t quit e j aundice. I f it became j aundice
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