SOMETHING HAPPENED - Softcover

Heller, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034524575X ISBN 13: 9780345245755

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1975

Synopsis

Bob Slocum was a promising executive. He had an attractive wife, three children, a nice house, and as many mistresses as he desired. His life was settled and ordered; he had conformed and society demanded he be happy - or at least pretend to be, But the pretence was becoming more and more difficult, as Slocum's discontent grew into an overwhelming sense of desolation, frustration and fear. And then something happened. . .

About this title

Review:

"It is splendidly put together and hypnotic to read. It is as clear and hard-edged as a cut diamond. Mr. Heller's concentration and patience are so evident on every page that one can only say that "Something Happened" is at all points precisely what he hoped it would be" (New York Times Kurt Vonnegut)

"I used to think Catch-22 was my best novel until I read Kurt Vonnegut's review of Something Happened. Now I think Something Happened is." (Joseph Heller)

Book Description:

Considered by some to be an even finer achievement than Catch-22, this is Heller's funny, honest and tragic tale of a failed American dream.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 034524575X
• ISBN 13: 9780345245755
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback