Mother Night

Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

A companion novel to “Slaughterhouse 5”, covering similar themes and drawing on the author’s experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden. A black satire, it tells of an American spy in Germany who becomes confused by his own methods as he sends his coded messages by using pro-Nazi radio broadcasts…..Read More

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