Günther Danehl Libri

Limitato a 50 anni dalla prima pubblicazione, "Hlava XXII" è il primo e più celebre romanzo di Joseph Heller, un'opera iconica contro la guerra. Il libro racconta le disavventure del protagonista Yossarian e della sua squadriglia di bombardieri, impegnati in missioni con successo alterno in diverse città italiane. Heller offre una critica spietata della macchina militare, rappresentata da ufficiali cinici e ambiziosi, rivelando l'assurdità della guerra attraverso un racconto grottesco e surreale. Basato sulle esperienze personali dell'autore, il romanzo anticipa le posizioni pacifiste che, qualche anno dopo, sarebbero state amplificate dalla guerra del Vietnam, specialmente tra le giovani generazioni. Con uno stile che ricorda vagamente "Le avventure del buon soldato Švejk" di Hašek, Heller riesce a trasmettere un messaggio profondo e provocatorio sulla follia della guerra e le sue conseguenze.

Joseph Heller's powerful, wonderfully funny, deeply moving novel is the story of David -- yes, King David -- but as you've never seen him before. You already know David as the legendary warrior king of Israel, husband of Bathsheba, and father of Solomon; now meet David as he really the cocky Jewish kid, the plagiarized poet, and the Jewish father. Listen as David tells his own story, a story both relentlessly ancient and surprisingly modern, about growing up and growing old, about men and women, and about man and God. It is quintessential Heller.

Bruce Gold, a middle-aged, Jewish professor of English literature, finds himself on the brink of a golden career in politics -- and not a moment too soon, as Gold yearns for an opportunity to transform a less-than-picture-perfect life: His children think little of him, his intimidating father endlessly bullies him, and his wife is so oblivious that she doesn't even notice he's left her. As funny as it is sad, Good as Gold is a story of children grown up, parents grown old, and friends and lovers grown apart -- a story that is inimitably Heller.