Mother Night

Details
Our third entry is one of Kurt's darkest: Mother Night

Quote
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

Description
Mother Night is the first novel that dips its toe into Vonnegut's experiences in World War 2 that will be a hallmark of many of his later works:

"Set during and after World War II, the story follows Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright living in Nazi Germany who becomes a double agent, broadcasting propaganda while secretly serving Allied intelligence.

Campbell's wartime role leaves him morally compromised and isolated, unable to distinguish between his authentic self and the Nazi persona he performed so convincingly that even he questions what he really believes."