In English. Short description: Kurt Vonnegut. Mother Night. London, 1968. Mother Darkness (in other translations – The Creation of Darkness at Night, Mother Darkness – a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, written in 1961. In the novel, in cold blood and with incomparable gallows humor, the role of a single spy in the fate of the nation and the inner world of the spy himself are explored The book dedicated to Mata Hari is the fictional autobiography of Howard W. Campbell, Jr., who writes it in an Israeli prison while awaiting trial for war crimes, and was probably loosely inspired by the stories of Nazi radio propagandist William Joyce and the American Campbell also appears in a brief episode of Vonnegut’s later novel Slaughterhouse Five.In Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage, Chapter 18, The Sexual Revolution, Vonnegut rates his writings. Darkness he rated 5 points out of 5 possible. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922, Indianapolis, Indiana – April 11, 2007, New York) – am American writer and public figure. He is the author of 14 novels, over 50 short stories, several collections of essays and journalism, several plays and scripts. In his works there are elements of satire, black humor and science fiction. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS002061