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...Joseph Heller, author of the satirical black comedy Catch-22, read excerpts from his newly-published memoirs Now and Then Yesterday at the Brattle Theatre...
Before a crowd of about 200 people, Heller read passages from Now and Then relating to his childhood in Coney Island and his experiences as an aviator stationed in Corsica during World...
...Heller's wartime experiences contributed greatly to the cynical view he expresses toward authority figures in Catch-22, he said...
...Heller read an excerpt describing a mission he flew to Avignon, France, during which his plane came under heavy fire and a crew member was wounded badly...
...remainder of the war, Heller said he went in the air with the view that the U.S. leadership was trying to kill...