Born: May 1, 1923, Brooklyn, New York, USA [Died] December 12, 1999. East Hampton, New York, U.S.A. American Jewish novelist. Participated in 60 bombing missions during World War II, and studied at Columbia University Graduate School after the war. Written as a copywriter, Catch-22 (1961) is a masterpiece of black humor that turns the story of a bombing squadron based on a small island in the Mediterranean into a comedy. It is not merely a criticism of war, but a fierce indictment of all bureaucratic systems that stifle humanity. His long-awaited second novel Something Happened (74) is a psychoanalytic confession of a middle-aged trading company worker. His other works include God Knows (84) and the play We Bombed in New Haven (1968). Heller |
[生]1923.5.1. アメリカ,ニューヨーク,ブルックリン [没]1999.12.12. アメリカ,ニューヨーク,イーストハンプトン アメリカのユダヤ系小説家。第2次世界大戦中,60回の爆撃行に参加,戦後コロンビア大学大学院に学ぶ。コピー・ライターのかたわら書いた『キャッチ 22』 Catch-22 (1961) は,地中海の小島を基地とする爆撃隊の物語を喜劇に仕立てたブラック・ユーモアの傑作であるが,単なる戦争批判にとどまらず,人間性を圧殺するあらゆる官僚的機構に向けられた激越な告発となっている。久しく待たれた第2作『何かが起った』 Something Happened (74) は,中年商社マンの精神分析的な告白から成る作品であった。ほかに『神のみぞ知る』 God Knows (84) ,戯曲『ニュー・ヘーブンを爆撃せり』 We Bombed in New Haven (1968) などがある。 ヘラー
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