80,000+ Books in-stock in NZ 📚

Meet Duncan & Shop His Board Game Sale 🎲

Mother Night

A Novel
By Kurt Vonnegut
0.0 (0 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Mother Night follows Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American who served as a spy during World War II and is now on trial in Israel accused of being a Nazi war criminal. Kurt Vonnegut challenges the clear-cut notions of guilt and innocence, exploring the morally ambiguous nature of Campbell's actions in a narrative filled with dark humour and unsettling complexity.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$4900

International Supplier

This title is in-stock with overseas suppliers. While it is not available locally, we fly books in weekly from the US and UK to our Auckland warehouse for immediate dispatch.

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 2-3 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for readers who appreciate thought-provoking literary fiction with elements of dark humour and moral complexity, especially those interested in World War II narratives and philosophical explorations within sci-fi and fantasy contexts.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Truth and justice are blurred when American spy Howard Campbell is tried in Israel as a Nazi war criminal after World War II.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

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 humour, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of grey with a verdict that will haunt us all.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

“A great artist.” — Cincinnati Enquirer

“A shaking up in the kaleidoscope of laughter . . . Reading Vonnegut is addictive!” — Commonweal

Book Hero reading reviews

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780385334143

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 May 1999

Country: United States

Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 288

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Kurt Vonnegut Penguin Books Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction

About the Author

Kurt Vonnegut's black 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.

Also by Kurt Vonnegut

View all

More from Sci-Fi & Fantasy

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

The Latest at Book Hero

View all