Type: Satire, War
Author: Joseph Heller
Publication Date: 1961
Country: United States
Pages: 453
Captain John Yossarian is the antihero in this novel which is set during World War II from 1942 to 1944 on the island of Pianosa where the US Army Force is stationed. Also, their harsh training back home is also discussed along with the devasting results of the war on mind, body and souls of the soldiers who scramble to keep themselves sane and return home.