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Mother Night is a novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut, first published in February 1962. The novel takes the form of the fictional memoirs of Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American, who moved to Germany in 1923 at age 11, and later became a well-known playwright and Nazi propagandist.
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- Kurt Vonnegut
- 1962
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.
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- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Mother Night is a 1996 American romantic war drama film produced and directed by Keith Gordon. It is based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 novel of the same name. Nick Nolte stars as Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American who moves with his family to Germany after World War I and goes on to become a successful German-language playwright.
- $6 million
- Keith Gordon, Robert B. Weide, Mark Ordesky
Mother Night is a World War II novel that explores the identity, morality, and guilt of a Nazi propagandist and spy. The novel follows Howard W. Campbell Jr., who writes his memoirs in an Israeli prison, and reveals his complex and contradictory roles in the war.
May 11, 1999 · 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?
- Dial Press Trade Paperback
- $13.39
A film based on Kurt Vonnegut's novel about a man who helps the Nazis and the Allies during World War II, and faces the consequences of his actions. Ebert praises Nolte's performance, but criticizes the film's tone, plot, and message.
About Mother Night. “Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist.”—TimeMother 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.
