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Cover of Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

Mother Night: Audiobook

The Mother Night audiobook runs an estimated 5.8 hours (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8est. listening hrs
4.2★34 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Mother Night at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 84% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 45% shorter than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).

Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for science fiction listeners who want spycraft and a comic streak: a weekend-size listen at 5.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Kurt Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of grey with a verdict that will haunt us all. Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Kurt Vonnegut's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview – where James Atlas interviews Gay Talese about the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut – begins as soon as the audiobook ends.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mother Night audiobook?

Mother Night runs about 5.8 hours, our estimate from its 197 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Can I listen to Mother Night free?

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When was Mother Night first published?

Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut was first published in 1961.