Episode 161: Novelist Spotlight #161: Remembering “Catch-22,” the landmark Joseph Heller novel
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In the spotlight is the late novelist Joseph Heller of Catch-22 fame, and one of his biographers, Tracy Daughtery, who is himself the author of six novels, a novella connection, six short story collections, a book of personal essays, and a collection of essays on literature and writing. In addition, he has published biographies of Donald Barthelme, Larry McMurtry, Joan Didion, Billy Lee Brammer, etc.
We discuss:
>> Catch-22’s original title
>> Heller’s celebrity lifestyle
>> His other novels
>> Book editor Robert Gottlieb
>> The Heller Cult
>> Wartime novels
>> Tracy Daugherty’s latest books
>> Etc.
Learn more about Tracy Daugherty and his books here: https://tracydaugherty.com
Learn more about Joseph Heller here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Heller
Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no
Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com
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