Mother Night: A Novel
Aug 2009 · Sold by Dial Press
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“Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist.”—Time
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.
“A great artist.”—Cincinnati Enquirer
“A shaking up in the kaleidoscope of laughter . . . Reading Vonnegut is addictive!”—Commonweal
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.
“A great artist.”—Cincinnati Enquirer
“A shaking up in the kaleidoscope of laughter . . . Reading Vonnegut is addictive!”—Commonweal
“Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist.”—Time
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. B...
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January 25, 2011
The description that the cover gives doesn't really do the story justice.
This is a twisted and dark love story, involving an empty man and his memories.
Dark satire is woven throughout, as only Mr. Vonnegut can do.
Not quite 5 stars, but only because I've read SH5 and Cat's Cradle.
If I was new to this author, it'd be a different story.
However, I know what he's capable of, and this isn't QUITE his best.
CLOSE though!
Highly recommended.
Chris Valle
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March 30, 2026
I read this as part of the Anthony Jeselnik book club. I was already a fan but hadn't read this one. Very good read, absent all the usual sci-fi and recurring characters. Does not elicit an optimistic feeling for the future.
Sam Bullen
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March 11, 2026
humble this to be the last thing I say on this and and My brother Sam delete all public and including your account and device into being learning more.
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Kurt Vonnegut’s humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him as “a true artist” (The New York Times) with Cat’s Cradle in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, “one of the best living American writers.” Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.
Kurt Vonnegut’s humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him as “a true artist” (The New York Times) with Cat’s Cradle in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, “one of the best living American writers.”...
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