约瑟夫·海勒(1923—1999)是美国当代著名小说家之一,黑色幽默的代表作家。海勒于1961年发表的长篇小说《第二十二条军规》令其名声大噪,对20世纪文坛产生了巨大影响。在《第二十二条军规》后,海勒又陆续发表了《出了毛病》《像戈尔德一样好》《天晓得》等长篇小说。除了小说之外,海勒还进行戏剧和电影剧本的创作,如《性与单身女郎》《我们轰炸纽黑文》等。美国幽默文学至今大约仅有200年的历史,但是却以独特的艺术魅力在文坛独树一帜,这种 Joseph Heller (1923-1999) is one of the famous contemporary American novelists, black humor representative writer. The remarks made by Heller in his “Twenty-Two Military Regulations” published in 1961 caused great repercussions and had a tremendous impact on the 20th century literary world. After the “Twenty-second Army Regulation,” Heller again published such novels as “Out of Deficiency,” “Good as Gold,” and “Heaven knows.” In addition to his novels, Heller also writes dramas and screenplays such as Sex and the Single Girl, “We Bomb New Haven.” American humorous literature so far only about 200 years of history, but unique artistic charm in the literary arena, this