All Quiet on the Western Front (Vintage War) Exp
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Vintage War) Exp by Erich Maria Remarque
One by one the boys begin to fall...In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.
Has become an anti-war classic -- Dalya Alberge Guardian Remarque's evocation of the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force The Times Remarque is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank New York Times Book Review Brian Murdoch's new English translation shows that Remarque's evocation of the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force The Times There are some books that should be read by every generation.. Remarque's story of German trench soldiers of the 1914-18 war gains even more authority in the context of the loss of life in wars that still rage Chris Searle
Erich Maria Remarque was born in 1899. He fought and was injured in the trenches in the First World War when he was eighteen years old. He was exiled and his works were burnt by the Nazis. He lived in America and Switzerland and married and divorced his first wife twice before marrying the celebrated Hollywood actress Paulette Goddard. He published several novels after All Quiet on the Western Front, the most famous of which is The Road Back. He died in 1970.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099595526 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099595524 |
| Title | All Quiet on the Western Front (Vintage War) Exp |
| Author | Erich Maria Remarque |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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