Erich Maria Remarque
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Erich Maria Remarque (born Erich Paul Remark) was a German novelist. His landmark novel Im Westen nichts Neues (All Quiet on the Western Front) (1928), about the German military experience of World War I, was an international best-seller which created a new literary genre, and was adapted into a film in 1930.
Remarque in 1928 |
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Remarque autograph |
Novels:
- (1920) Die Traumbude. Ein Künstlerroman; English translation: The Dream Room
- (written 1924, published 1998) Gam
- (1928) Station am Horizont; English translation: Station at the Horizon
- (1929) Im Westen nichts Neues; English translation: All Quiet on the Western Front
- (1931) Der Weg zurück; English translation: The Road Back
- (1936) Drei Kameraden; English translation: Three Comrades
- (1939) Liebe deinen Nächsten; English translation: Flotsam
- (1945) Arc de Triomphe; English translation: Arch of Triumph
- (1952) Der Funke Leben; English translation: Spark of Life
- (1954) Zeit zu leben und Zeit zu sterben; English translation: A Time to Love and a Time to Die
- (1956) Der schwarze Obelisk; English translation: The Black Obelisk
- (1961) Der Himmel kennt keine Günstlinge (serialized as Geborgtes Leben); English translation: Heaven Has No Favorites
- (1962) Die Nacht von Lissabon; English translation: The Night in Lisbon
- (1970) Das gelobte Land; English translation: The Promised Land
- (1971) Schatten im Paradies; English translation: Shadows in Paradise
Erich Maria Remarque was born on June 22, 1898 in Osnabruck, Germany and died on September 25, 1970 at the age of 72. In his middle teen years, Remarque began writing essays, poems, and a novel that wouldn't be published until 1920. At the age of 18, Remarque fought for Germany on the Western Front in World War I, where he was wounded in battle. After his brief military career, Remarque pursued a career in education. He taught in several towns for a little over a year before deciding to pursue other opportunities. A jack of all trades, Remarque's professions included time as a businessman, librarian, and journalist. Erich Maria Remarque's published works span six decades.
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