All quiet on the western front is surely the most prominent antiwar book and book about world war 1 of all time. An international bestseller, erich maria remarque s all quiet on the western front was banned and burned in nazi germany. All quiet on the western front summary supersummary. You really must read all quiet on the western front.
Im westen nichts neues is a novel by erich maria remarque, a german veteran of world war i. Four years later, the german authorities banned the book, viewed as detrimental to the german nation. Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, all quiet on the western front is erich maria remarques masterpiece of the german experience during world war i. Erich also changed his middle name to maria in honor of his mother. Erich maria remarque all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front is a novel set during world war i.
While the prose is styled, the images are harsh and vivid. This story depicts the life as a solider in the german army fighting against the central powers. A novel all quiet on the western front book 2 by erich maria remarque and arthur wesley wheen. Its an uncompromising look at the impact of war on young men. Piles of books were burned, the author being marked as a traitor. It explores the brutality of 20th century warfare through the. Even in modern industrial war, remarque sees the ineradicable dignity of man. Buy all quiet on the western front new ed by remarque, erich maria, murdoch, brian isbn.
A novel with autobiographical overtones, all quiet on the western front traces the evolution of one mans powerful antiwar sentiments. All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque brian murdoch, the translator, has given us in his afterword an excellent starting point for discussing this book. On june 22, 1898, erich maria remarque, the author of the great world war i novel all quiet on the western front, is born in osnabruck, germany a student at the university of munster, remarque. I say to the dead man, but i say it calmly, today you, tomorrow me. All quiet on the western front was among the works consigned to be publicly burnt in 1933 by the nazis. Nothing new in the west is a novel by erich maria remarque, a german veteran of world war i. Paul and his friends volunteered to join the army after being swept up by the patriotic speeches of their teacher. In the west nothing new is a novel by erich maria remarque, a german veteran of world war i. Jun 12, 20 erich maria remarque june 22, 1898 september 25, 1970 erich maria remarque was a german author whose bestknown work to this day remains, without a doubt, all quiet on the western front, though he certainly had other notable works including three comrades and arch of triumph.
It was first serialized in the german newspaper vossische zeitung between december 1930 and. David baird continues our survey of world war i literature as he recommends erich maria remarque s fictional, but not nonfactual homage to a humanity that persists even in the midst of war. I think its impact has been greater than expected because the book itself exceeded all of my expectations, in every way. His landmark novel all quiet on the western front 1928, about the german military experience of world war i, was an international bestseller which created a new literary genre, and was subsequently made into the cinema film. Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, all quiet on the western front is erich maria remarque s masterpiece of the german experience during world war i. An antiwar novel set during world war i, it relies on remarque s personal experience in the war to depict the eras broader disillusionment. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque bartleby. Within a year of publication, it had been translated into twenty languages, including chinese, and by april 1930, sales for twelve of the twenty editions stood at 2. The german author erich maria remarque fought on the western front until he got. By erich maria remarque all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front, novel by german writer erich maria remarque, published in 1929 as im westen nichts neues and in the united states as all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front by 1929, the example of remarques altered text of all quiet on the western front, as hemingway pointed out, gave further proof of greater intolerance in america than in england. It was like the south wind, like a warm night, like swelling sails beneath the stars, completely and utterly.
Im westen nichts neues author erich maria remarque. I refer to it as a book because to call it a novel suggests something less horrific in terms of subject matter than what we find in all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the western front by remarque, erich maria. The author of all quiet on the western front erich maria. All quiet on the western front by remarque, erich maria and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His first novel, all quiet on the western front, was published in germany in 1928.
The german author erich maria remarque fought on the western front. All quiet on the western front summary, characters. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque abebooks. Commentary regarding american edition of erich maria remarque. Erich maria remarque, a german veteran of world war i, wrote all quiet on the western front to show how war can suppress the ability of an individual to cope with the drama and stress of battle. It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them. Unlike popular war fictions, all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque is a straight book focusing the harsh realities of war and the conditions which people or soldiers endure. All quiet on the western front authors final book published. Erich maria remarque quotes author of all quiet on the.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 296 pages and is available in paperback format. All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque 1001. All quiet on the western front written by erich maria remarque, which takes world war i as background, is the great war novel which talks about the german soldiers extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the future the. Written by erich maria remarque, the novel is a unique look at the reality of war, specifically trench warfare. An american movie based on the book was released in 1930. Paul and several of his friends from school joined the army voluntarily after listening to the stirring patriotic speeches of their teacher, kantorek.
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Erich maria remarque s most popular book is all quiet on the western front. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the road back. Remarque completed the novella in 1927, nearly ten years after he joined the german army at the tender age of 18. Erich maria remarque, who was born in germany, was drafted into the german army during world war i. All quiet on the western front hardcover january 1, 1995 by erich maria remarque author 3.
Erich maria remarque, all quiet on the western front 1929. All quiet on the western front, which became perhaps the bestknown and most representative novel dealing with world war i remarque was drafted into the german army at the age. Wheen fawcett crest this book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death. This 1929 novel served as remarque s attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in world war i.
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By erich maria remarque all quiet on the western front hardcover. A novel all quiet on the western front book 2 erich maria remarque. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque, published in 1929, takes place during world war i. Remarque used his experience as a german soldier to tell the story of paul baumer as he endures the horrors of war. Erich maria remarque author of all quiet on the western front.
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