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Mother Night

  • 202 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 1961
  • 60 editions

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1 About this book

Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all.

Good for readers who want: science fiction and spy fiction.

  • Black humor
  • Science fiction
  • Spy stories
  • War criminals
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Prisoners
  • National socialism
  • World War II

2 About Kurt Vonnegut

1922–2007

Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty years; further works have been published since his death.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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