by Joseph Heller · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330312486
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«Picture This» is the satirical novel by Joseph Heller, published by Ballantine Books in paperback (352 pages, in English).
The novel interweaves three historical moments —classical Athens, 17th-century Holland, and contemporary America— around Rembrandt's painting Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer. Heller reflects on art, war, and power, drawing parallels between the decline of Athens and 20th-century America, with mordant humor.
Originally published in 1988; this paperback edition appeared in 1989. Heller is the author of Catch-22.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and satire, especially those who enjoy the acid humor of Catch-22.
Joseph Heller was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is his debut novel Catch-22 (1961), a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature at least twice, in 1972 and 1975.
