First published 1979
Wartime spy Howard W. Campbell Jr. stands accused of Nazi war crimes. But is the American agent truly guilty? As his trial unfolds in Israel, the damning evidence forces Campbell to confront his own dark past as a master of propaganda and moral ambiguity. In this darkly comic and unsettling tale, Vonnegut blurs the lines between savior and sinner, leaving readers to ponder the nature of loyalty, identity, and the weight of a guilty conscience.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-ambiguity, unreliable-narrator
222 pages · Paperback · Delta
Content warnings: violence, war