http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2 Haaretz has an interesting story about how a brand new translation of Joseph Heller's Catch 22 has climbed to the top of the Hebrew bestseller lists. The book has sold 15,000 copies in 2 weeks. As an aside, a great Heller book that will probably never climb the Hebrew bestseller lists is God Knows, which is a first-person comic novel about the life of King David. There's sex and puns and lively, pungent commentary about power and politics and sex. If you haven't read a lot of Heller and you don't quite get his allure, I suggest that one—you can... Copyright 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:00 -0800 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:57:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I've always admired how well Heller bore up under the sentence of death proclaimed upon him by the rabbinical leadership in Israel after he wrote that book.

]]> Smade http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2#c1150530 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2#c1150530 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:09:37 -0800 I wish I could read Hebrew to see how it translates. Catch 22 is my favorite book of all time.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2#c1150599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2#c1150599 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:10:25 -0800 I grew up a devoted Heller fan (read Catch-22 nine times in high school) and LOVED God Knows. Taught me all I ever knew and wanted to know about the Bible. I recommend it highly.

]]> grace http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2#c1150657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/catch_22_take_2#c1150657 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:57:41 -0800