An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues, including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gotleib, and Mike Nichols. They revisit this classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and bureaucracy of the 20th century. The conversation is led by Lesley Stahl. An excerpt is performed by Scott Shepherd
. "The rock and roll of novels. . . There's no book like it."
An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues, including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gotleib, and Mike Nichols. They revisit this classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and bureaucracy of the 20th century. The conversation is led by Lesley Stahl. An excerpt is performed by Scott Shepherd
. "The rock and roll of novels. . . There's no book like it."