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'''Catch-22''' was a 1961 anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. It deals with [[Syria|Syrian]]-American bombarier John Yossarian. Yossarian is stationed on the Italian island of Pianosa during [[World War II]]. He attempts to get out of flying more combat missions by pretending to be crazy. The problem is, only a sane man would want to get out of combat, therefor Yossarian cannot be considered crazy.
The term 'catch-22' has come to mean an unwinnable situation.
==References==
Heller, Joseph. ''Catch-22''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961.
The term 'catch-22' has come to mean an unwinnable situation.
==References==
Heller, Joseph. ''Catch-22''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961.