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| has gloss | eng: :Also covered in this article are the characters Snowden and Yo-Yos Roomies. Capt. John Joseph Yossarian is a fictional character and protagonist in Joseph Hellers novel Catch-22 and its sequel Closing Time. In Catch-22, Yossarian is a 28-year-old Captain in the 256th squadron of the Army Air Forces where he serves as a B-25 bombardier stationed on the small island of Pianosa off the Italian mainland during World War II. Yossarian's exploits are based on the experiences of the author: Heller was also a bombardier in the Air Corps, stationed on an island off the coast of Italy during World War II. |
| lexicalization | eng: Yossarian |
| instance of | c/Fictional captains |
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| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: John Yossarian è il protagonista del romanzo di Joseph Heller Comma 22 (1961). È un antieroico capitano ventottenne dellaeronautica militare statunitense durante la seconda guerra mondiale, ossessionato dallidea che migliaia di persone sconosciute, a cui lui personalmente non ha fatto nulla, tentino continuamente di ucciderlo, sia direttamente (attaccando il suo aeroplano) che indirettamente (obbligandolo a eseguire missioni). |
| lexicalization | ita: Yossarian |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Yossarian (kapitan John Yossarian) – główny bohater powieści Paragraf 22 autorstwa Josepha Hellera, a także jej kontynuacji pt. Ostatni rozdział, czyli Paragraf 22 bis, pojawia się też w wyborze opowiadań pt. Paragraf 23. Bombardier 256. eskadry Korpusu Powietrznego Armii Stanów Zjednoczonych. |
| lexicalization | pol: Yossarian |
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