Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
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Vonnegut's Mother Night is written as a final testament of Howard J Campbell Jr as he awaits trial and probably execution in an Israeli prison for crimes committed during WWII. Living in Berlin in 1938, writer and playwright of romantic fantasies, Campbell achieves notoriety as one of the vilest propagandists for the Nazis, but his radio broadcasts actually send messages to US intelligence. he agent who recruited him becomes known as The Blue Fairy Godmother, since he hasn't appeared to testify to the work Campbell has done for the government. Campbell's account of his activities after the war, the loss of his German wife Helga, his escape back to the US is typically twisted, satirical and humorous in classic Vonnegut style. Hounded by fanatical racist admirers and target for the hatred of all true Americans, Campbell becomes friends with a painter in a neighbouring apartment who is actually a Russian spy, and is re-united after a fashion with Helga (actually her younger