Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

The novel depicts the First World War through the eyes of the young soldier Paul Bäumer.

💡 Did you know? The 2022 film adaptation won four Oscars.

the First World War

Remarque himself served on the Western Front at 18 and was wounded.

💡 Did you know? „All quiet on the Western Front“ was a genuine phrase from army bulletins: despite mass death.

burned them

In 1933 his work was among the „un-German“ books publicly burned.

💡 Did you know? The Nazis later murdered his sister: partly as revenge on the exiled brother.

to the USA

He wrote further major novels such as „Arch of Triumph“ in exile.

💡 Did you know? He was married to the Hollywood star Paulette Goddard.

Arch of Triumph

A German émigré waits for war (and revenge) in the Paris of 1939.

💡 Did you know? The novel was filmed with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer.

Three Comrades

Between a garage, friendship and a fatally ill love, the interwar years fall apart.

💡 Did you know? The novel remains one of his most widely read books.

Erich Paul Remark

He adopted the French spelling „Remarque“ and the middle name „Maria“ as a pen name.

💡 Did you know? He came from a modest background in Osnabrück.

The Road Back

The novel depicts how the surviving soldiers almost break under peace.

💡 Did you know? With it Remarque continued the story of his „lost generation“.

Erich Maria Remarque