Mother Night

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:1996
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character gptkb:Frank_Wirtanen
gptkb:Howard_W._Campbell_Jr.
gptkb:The_Blue_Fairy_Godmother
gptkb:H._Lowe_Crosby
Resi Noth
gptkbp:character_arc the consequences of choices
the search for meaning
Howard's moral ambiguity
gptkbp:character_development Howard's transformation
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced discussions on morality
discussed in literature courses
influenced literature on espionage
influenced views on identity
gptkbp:director gptkb:Keith_Gordon
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Nick_Nolte
gptkb:Sheryl_Lee
gptkb:David_Schwimmer
gptkb:John_Goodman
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Slaughterhouse-Five
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comic_book
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mother Night
gptkbp:influenced postmodern literature
satirical works
film and television adaptations
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:government_agency
American culture of the 1960s
Vonnegut's experiences in WWII
Vonnegut's family background
gptkbp:influences American literature
postmodern literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0385334204
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Howard_W._Campbell_Jr.
gptkbp:motif gptkb:theatre
gptkb:military_operation
identity crisis
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:absurdism
first-person
flashbacks
irony
non-linear
non-linear storytelling
dark humor
first-person narrative
satirical tone
metafictional elements
gptkbp:notable_quote We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
I was a spy, a traitor, and a coward.
The truth is always a little bit different than what you think.
gptkbp:page_count 384
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Cat's_Cradle
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1961
gptkb:cereal
gptkbp:reader_demographic cult following
academic analysis
popular among anti-war activists
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1996
gptkbp:setting gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:symbolism the concept of duality
the duality of human nature
the absurdity of war
the role of the artist
the American flag
the swastika
gptkbp:theme gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:war
morality
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:war
morality
gptkbp:voice_actor gptkb:Howard_W._Campbell_Jr.