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"Mother Night" defies simple moral judgments by portraying Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American spy who aided the Nazis during World War II and later faces trial in Israel as a war criminal. Vonnegut skillfully blends elements of war history, espionage, and legal drama to ask whether a man’s deeds can be absolved by intent, and how truth is judged in the aftermath of atrocity. The novel blends humor and bleakness, offering a profound examination of humanity’s often ambiguous relationship to justice and memory.
First publish date: 1961
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Dark Humor
Authors: Kurt Vonnegut
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