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Picture This is a 1988 novel from Joseph Heller, the satiric author of the acclaimed Catch-22.The novel is an eclectic historical journey across multiple periods of history, all connected by a single painting: Rembrandt van Rijn's Aristotle Read More..

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Description	Picture This is a 1988 novel from Joseph Heller, the satiric author of the acclaimed Catch-22.The novel is an eclectic historical journey across multiple periods of history, all connected by a single painting: Rembrandt van Rijn's Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer. We jump from the golden age of Athens, to 17th Century Holland, to the rise of the American Empire; hopscotching from Aristotle, to Rembrandt, to Socrates, and back to Heller and even Jimmy Carter. It examines fundamental dichotomies in human existence under the guise of satire
Description	Picture This is a 1988 novel from Joseph Heller, the satiric author of the acclaimed Catch-22.The novel is an eclectic historical journey across multiple periods of history, all connected by a single painting: Rembrandt van Rijn's Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer. We jump from the golden age of Athens, to 17th Century Holland, to the rise of the American Empire; hopscotching from Aristotle, to Rembrandt, to Socrates, and back to Heller and even Jimmy Carter. It examines fundamental dichotomies in human existence under the guise of satire

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Name	Picture This
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Authors	Joseph Heller
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Genre	Historical novel
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	352 p.
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Media_type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
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Isbn	0-399-13355-0
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Oclc	17648856
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Publisher	Putnam
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