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Mother night, a kurt vonnegut novel published and set in 1961, presents itself as a fictionalized memoir of howard w. Kurt vonnegut was born in indianapolis, indiana, on november 11, 1922, the third child of kurt vonnegut, sr. November 11, 1922 april 11, 2007 was an american writer. What youre about to get in mother night, vonnegut s dark postmodern tale from 1961, is a text full of nazi jokes, dead people jokes, a wild and wacky cast of spies and war criminals, and a plot so twisted and mindboggling itll make your head spin.
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