false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166289003m/10717.jpg 10717 5 With his first book, the seminal anti-war novel <I>Catch-22</I>, Joseph Heller became one of American literature's most important 20th-century writers. The posthumous collection, <I>Catch As Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings</I>, shows Heller's early development as a writer, but in essence provides the "outtakes," "B-sides," and sketches related to <I>Catch-22</I>, and several nonfiction pieces regarding it, mixed with juvenilia. A more appropriate title might have been <I>The Making of Catch-22</I>. <p> Heller's early forays into fiction are somewhat memorable, such as "The Girl from Greenwich," a story about vanity, and "A Man Named Flute," wherein a father deals with the discovery of his son's drug use. Also, "World Full of Great Cities" is a disturbing look at what a couple might do to save their marriage. This collection, however, contains a great many works that revolve around <I>Catch-22</I>, or contain characters that appear in that work, including two chapters cut from the novel and published as independent stories: "Love, Dad" and "Yossarian Survives." Not surprisingly, these are the strongest works in the book. "Love, Dad" provides the first introduction to Edward J. Nately III, who "was often lonely and nagged by vague, incipient longings. He contemplated his sophomore year at Harvard without enthusiasm, without joy. Fortunately, the War broke out in time to save him." Joseph Heller will be known forever for his great novel, <I>Catch-22</I>, and <I>Catch As Catch Can</I> serves to back up this notion. <I>--Michael Ferch</I> 2786602 book 2003 Catch As Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings total:97|5:18|4:42|3:26|2:5|1:6| 97 352 164 11 857041 0743243749 9780743243742 1 1 3.63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178937124m/857041.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/857041.Catch_As_Catch_Can_The_Collected_Stories_and_Other_Writings 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:57:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 00:47:28 -0700 2009 Would've been less if not for The Death of the Dying Swan and From Dawn to Dusk.

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