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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. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.23. 95,302 ratings4,593 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. But is he really guilty?
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- Paperback
- 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
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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.
- (5.5K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Keith Gordon
- 1996-11-01
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
- 4.4 out of 5 stars33,976
Nov 15, 1996 · “Mother Night,” a difficult movie made from Vonnegut's 1961 novel, is about a man whose life illustrates that reality. His name is Howard W. Campbell Jr., and he is born in the United States but moves with his family to Berlin in 1919. He grows up, becomes a successful playwright, marries an actress, and by then the war clouds are gathering.
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.
