The most wonderful novel ever written, because of its absurdist sense of humour and the way it looked at war

“It gets you to the point where you can’t apply your reason any more and laughter takes over. It’s the laughter of the absurd.”

War Writing

Kate McLoughlin, Literary Scholar

“The most wonderful novel ever written, because of its absurdist sense of humour and the way it looked at war.”

Writers Who Inspired Him

William Boyd, Novelist

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Catch 22

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