All quiet on the western front (Barnes & Noble modern classics) - Hardcover

Remarque, Erich Maria

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760725152 ISBN 13: 9780760725153

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2002

Synopsis

ONE OF TWELVE TITLES IN VINTAGE'S A FORMAT WAR PROMOTION The Greatest Novel about the First World War and an International Bestseller All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written. The story is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at home on leave, and in hospitals and dressing stations. Although there are vividly described incidents which remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here, only the feeling of youth betrayed and a deceptively simple indictment of war - of any war - told for a whole generation of victims.

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From the Inside Flap:

Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive.
"The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

About the Author:

Erich Maria Remarque was a German author and veteran of World War I. Following the war he worked as a primary school teacher, and later as a librarian, a journalist, and a technical writer. Among Remarque’s published novels were All Quiet on the Western Front, The Road Back, Three Comrades, and Arch of Triumph. Remarque adapted the book Ten Days to Die, about Hitler’s final days, as a screenplay, and he also wrote for the stage. During his lifetime Remarque married twice and had love affairs with the actresses Hedy Lamarr, Marlene Dietrich, and Greta Garbo.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0760725152
• ISBN 13: 9780760725153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 227