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Erich Maria Remarque (/ r ə ˈ m ɑːr k /, German: [ˈeːʁɪç maˈʁiːa ʁəˈmaʁk] ⓘ; born Erich Paul Remark; 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German-born novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War I , was an international bestseller ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Erich Maria Remarque was a novelist who is chiefly remembered as the author of Im Westen nichts Neues (1929; All Quiet on the Western Front), which became perhaps the best-known and most representative novel dealing with World War I. Remarque was drafted into the German army at the age of 18 and.
Biography of Erich Maria Remarque covering experiences of WWI, flight from Germany, Nazi book burning, wartime and postwar activities, and a listing of works.
Nov 7, 2022 · 07 Nov 2022. Erich Maria Remarque. Image Credit: Felix Ring, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. In 1916 aged 18, Erich Maria Remarque was conscripted into the Imperial German Army. The next summer he was transferred to a regiment posted on the Western Front – one of the main theatres of World ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Overview. Erich Maria Remarque. (1898—1970) German-born American novelist. Quick Reference. 1898–1970) German novelist. Remarque, the son of a bookbinder, was born and educated in Osnabrück. After World War I, in which he was twice wounded, he worked at various jobs before becoming a journalist for a sports magazine and writing in his spare time.
Introduction. To the biographer and student of literature, Erich Maria Remarque, who has been called the "recording angel of the Great War," was an enigma, a man rife with contradictions and contrasts. He admired stylish women, Impressionist art, an antique Lancia convertible and a racy Bugatti, and Chinese art from the Tang dynasty and was ...
Apr 2, 2024 · 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. Its unflinching realism has made it one of the most successful war novels ever written.
