Catch-22
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Catch-22 was a 1961 anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. It deals with 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.