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The Night in Lisbon ( German: Die Nacht von Lissabon) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque published in 1962. It revolves around the plight of two German refugees in the opening months of World War II. One of the refugees relates their story during the course of a single night in Lisbon in 1942.
- Erich Maria Remarque
- 1962
History and fate collide as the Nazis rise to power in The Night in Lisbon, a classic tale of survival from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front. With the world slowly sliding into war, it is crucial that enemies of the Reich flee Europe at once.
- (20.7K)
- Paperback
The plot is based on the favorite prose writer’s emigrant theme. By the time the novel was written, the author himself was forced to leave his native Germany, he lost his German citizenship and moved to Switzerland.
Oct 21, 2022 · The men travel from restaurant to bar, drinking wine and eating delicacies while our German narrates his extraordinary tale of war, relationships; being a refugee in Europe at the start of WWII; the evils of the German Nazi party and most of all, the love he has for his wife.
The Night in Lisbon is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque published in 1962. It revolves around the plight of two German refugees in the opening months of World War II. One of the refugees relates their story during the course of a single night in Lisbon in 1942.
En route to the Pyrenees, both escape from internment camps in Marseille; Schwarz's wife dies of cancer the day before he hands the passports to his listener and joins the resistance. The novel shares the stylistic and narrative flaws of all of Remarque's later books.
11 hours ago · Set against the backdrop of a war-torn Europe, the story follows two refugees who find solace and companionship in each other during one fateful night. As they traverse the cobbled streets of Lisbon, their pasts unravel, revealing a narrative of survival and hope that is elegantly written and imbued with a melodramatic sense of human emotion.
