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Okay, what was the original title of Catch-22...and why was it changed? No Googling, please. Prize? A Nancy Perl shushing librarian doll!
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Catch-22 was originally Catch-18, and it was changed because the original publisher had a book called Milla 18 on their list at the same time, though I can't remember the author of the other book right this second.
Posted by:Andrew Wheeler | January 09, 2006 at 09:45 AM
You win. It was Leon Uris' Mila 18 on the same list that caused Heller and his editor to seek another number, and the famous Catch 22 was born. It's better than Catch 18 anyway. Tell me where to send your Nancy Perl librarian doll!
Posted by:Publishing Insider | January 10, 2006 at 06:51 AM