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Erich Maria Remarque

Born

in Osnabrück, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

June 22, 1898

Died

September 25, 1970

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary

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Erich Maria Remarque was a German novelist best known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), a landmark anti-war novel based on his experiences in World War I. The book became an international bestseller, defining a new genre of veterans’ literature and inspiring multiple film adaptations. Its strong anti-war themes led to condemnation by the Nazi regime, which banned and burned his works.
Born Erich Paul Remark in 1898, he adopted the surname Remarque to honor his French ancestry. He served on the Western Front during World War I, where he was wounded, and later pursued various jobs, including teaching, editing, and technical writing. After the massive success of All Quiet on the Western Front, he wrote several other novels addressing w ...more

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	All Quiet on the Western Front 4.11 avg rating — 525,796 ratings — published 1928 — 1177 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Comrades 4.48 avg rating — 39,846 ratings — published 1936 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country 4.43 avg rating — 32,767 ratings — published 1945 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night in Lisbon 4.33 avg rating — 25,261 ratings — published 1961 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Obelisk by Erich Maria Remarque, Denver Lindley (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 16,005 ratings — published 1956 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Time to Love and a Time to Die 4.44 avg rating — 15,582 ratings — published 1954 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven Has No Favorites by Erich Maria Remarque, Clara Winston (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 15,819 ratings — published 1961 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road Back 4.34 avg rating — 10,471 ratings — published 1931 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spark of Life by Erich Maria Remarque, James Stern (translator) 4.53 avg rating — 6,942 ratings — published 1952 — 135 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows in Paradise 4.17 avg rating — 5,768 ratings — published 1971 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back (3 books)
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Erich Maria Remarque,

Arthur Wesley Wheen (Translator)

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Quotes by Erich Maria Remarque (?)

“I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how peoples are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one another.”
― Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

tags: war, ww1

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“It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.”
― Erich Maria Remarque, Three Comrades

tags: romance

810 likes

“But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony--Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?”
― Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

tags: war

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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "B"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests. You will only receive one notification per poll. There will be simultaneous polls so please make sure to vote in each one.

Patrick O'Brian

MASTER AND COMMANDER BY PATRICK O'BRIAN

14 votes, 32.6%

Mark Twain

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY MARK TWAIN

5 votes, 11.6%

Erich Maria Remarque

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE

5 votes, 11.6%

The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) by Mary Renault

Mary Renault

THE PERSIAN BOY BY MARY RENAULT

5 votes, 11.6%

Steven Pressfield

THE VIRTUES OF WAR: A NOVEL OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD

4 votes, 9.3%

Steven Pressfield

GATES OF FIRE: AN EPIC NOVEL OF THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD

2 votes, 4.7%

Steven Pressfield

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN: A NOVEL BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD

2 votes, 4.7%

Kenneth Roberts

ARUNDEL BY KENNETH ROBERTS

2 votes, 4.7%

Pauline Gedge

THE EAGLE AND THE RAVEN BY PAULINE GEDGE

1 vote, 2.3%

Rosemary Sutcliff

THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH BY ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF

1 vote, 2.3%

Wallace Breem

EAGLE IN THE SNOW BY WALLACE BREEM

1 vote, 2.3%

Robert Louis Stevenson

THE BLACK ARROW BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

1 vote, 2.3%

Steven Pressfield

KILLING ROMMEL: A NOVEL BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD

0 votes, 0.0%

Mary Renault

THE LAST OF THE WINE BY MARY RENAULT

0 votes, 0.0%

Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) by Mary Renault

Mary Renault

FIRE FROM HEAVEN BY MARY RENAULT

0 votes, 0.0%

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