| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 548 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Joseph Heller was a Coney Island kid, the son of Russian immigrants, who went on to great fame and fortune. Heller wrote seven novels, all of which remain in print. His life was filled with women and romantic indiscretions, but he was perhaps more famous for his friendships--he counted Mel Brooks, Zero Mostel, Carl Reiner, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Mario Puzo, Dustin Hoffman, Woody Allen, and many others among his confidantes. In 1981 Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a debilitating syndrome that could have cost him his life. Miraculously, he recovered. When he passed away in 1999 from natural causes, he left behind a body of work that continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies a year. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [477]-529) and index. |
| Subject |
Heller, Joseph.
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780312596859: $35.00 |
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0312596855 |
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