num_pages: 570
description: The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in the camp, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home.
language: English
title: Catch-22
titlecomplete: Catch-22
characters: Nately, Yossarian, Milo Minderbinder, Orr, Colonel Cathcart, Doc Daneeka, General Dreedle, Chaplain Tappman, Major Major Major Major, Chief White Halfoat
genres: Classics, American, Historical, Humor, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Unfinished, Fiction
ratings_count: 816226
places: Italy
series: Catch-22
awards: awardedAt: -252432000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage UK