5/19/2023 0 Comments Catch 22 joseph![]() Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Publisher’s Summaryįifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest-and most celebrated-books of all time. ![]() Community Protests followed, and the Mat-Su school board put the books back in their libraries. Outcome: The following groups signed onto a letter opposing the ban: The Office for Intellectual Freedom - joined by Alaska librarians, the Freedom to Read Foundation, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and the American Booksellers for Free Expression ( now American Booksellers Association). ![]() The books were challenged for “Sexual Content” for all five books and “anti-white sentiment” for the Caged Bird. Scott Fitzgerald, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. Challenge: In 2021, the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough School Board in Alaska voted 5-2 to ban The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, The Great Gatsby by F. ![]()
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