Joseph Heller has established himself as a major satirist in the field of contemporary American fiction. A new phrase was added to the American lexicon from the title of his first novel Catch-22 (1961). The term "catch-22" has become accepted in Webster'...

Joseph Heller (1923-1999) was a popular and respected writer whose first and best-known novel, Catch-22 (1961), is considered a classic of the post-World War II era. Presenting human existence as absurd and fragmented, this irreverent, witty novel satiri...

When Joseph Heller learned that the New York Times Book Review's response to his first novel was negative, he and his family were terribly depressed. "Waiting for that review to come out," he later told David Streitfeld of New York, "I didn't think any o...

VIRGINIA MANN, Television Critic The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-16-1993 CLOSING TIME -- MEMORIES OF 11 SEASONS By VIRGINIA MANN, Television Critic Date: 05-16-1993, Sunday Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT Edition: All Editions -- Sunday Notes: First of two related articles If "Cheers"...

snapshots By the time you read this, Bell Health Foods will have closed its doors for good. Located on the outskirts of Bismarck, North Dakota, the store is only a half-mile from the nearest Wal-Mart. "We can't compete," says store manager Belinda...

A bizarre fox attack at a Salisbury steak house had patrons and employees jumping and scrambling for cover.The attack happened near closing time Thursday, when customers encountered a wild fox in the parking lot. Feeling threatened, they ran inside the slow-release door at Chef Fred's...

In the following review, Murtaugh finds Closing Time to be ultimately disappointing in its “central organizing idea.”