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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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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
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.23. 95,395 ratings4,599 reviews. Librarian note: Alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. 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.
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- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Nov 15, 1996 · A movie based on Kurt Vonnegut's novel about a man who spies for the Allies in Nazi Germany and faces a dilemma in post-war America. Roger Ebert praises Nick Nolte's performance but criticizes the film's tone and plot.
Nov 1, 1996 · Mother Night: Directed by Keith Gordon. With Nick Nolte, Tony Robinow, Michael McGill, Shimon Aviel. An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Keith Gordon
- 1996-11-01
Aug 6, 2009 · 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.
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.
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