The most influential among black humor writers is

The most influential among the black humor writers is Heller.

Joseph Heller, one of the most famous contemporary novelists in the United States, was born on May 1, 1923, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. He became famous in 1961 with the publication of the novel "Catch-22". This novel is regarded as a classic of black humor and had a huge influence on the world literary world in the 20th century.

Joseph Heller, a representative writer of American black humor, was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jewish immigrant family. He served as a lieutenant in the Air Force during World War II. After the war, he entered university and graduated from New York University in 1948. After receiving a master's degree in literature from Columbia University in 1949, he served as editor of Time and Prospect magazines.

Main works:

Heller's lifetime works are not rich. In 1961, he published the surrealist anti-war experimental novel "Catch-22" and became famous in one fell swoop.

After that, he published "Bombing New Haven" (1968), "The Trial of Clevinger" (1973), "Something Wrong" (1974), and "As Good as Gold" ( 1979), "God Knows" (1984).

"No Joke" (1986), "Describe This" (1988), "The Last Days" (1994) and the 1998 memoir "Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here" 》.

In addition, he writes and adapts screenplays, films and television series, and short stories. Some critics believe that his recently published short stories can be regarded as the best works of this genre.