Joseph H. Heller

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:adaptation Catch-22 (TV series)
Catch-22 (film)
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Joseph_Heller_Award
National Book Award
gptkbp:born May 1, 1923
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jason_Heller
gptkb:Tina_Heller
gptkb:Megan_Heller
gptkbp:died December 12, 1999
gptkbp:famousFor Dark humor
Anti-war literature
Satirical novels
gptkbp:famousQuote “There is no reason why the same man should be a good soldier and a good writer.”
“The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.”
“I don't know what I want, but I want it now.”
“You can't be a writer without being a reader.”
“The only thing worse than a writer is a writer who doesn't write.”
gptkbp:genre Satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph H. Heller
gptkbp:influenced Postmodern literature
Contemporary literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:World_War_II
Military experience
gptkbp:knownFor Catch-22
Good as Gold
Something Happened
Closing Time
Picture This
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Catch-22
gptkbp:occupation Novelist
Playwright
Short story writer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Palos_Verdes_Estates,_California
gptkb:East_Hampton,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse Valerie_Heller
gptkbp:website Official website