All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque author Brian Murdoch translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:15th Feb '96
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All Quiet on the Western Front is the most famous anti-war novel ever written.
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 story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.
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Discover the most famous anti-war novel ever written.
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.
'Remarque's evocation of the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force' The Times
TRANSLATED BY BRIAN MURDOCH
Now published for the first time alongside Brian Murdoch's new translation of the novel's sequel: The Way Back.
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 *
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
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 *
The book conquers without persuading, it shakes you without exaggerating, a perfect work of art and at the same time truth that cannot by doubted
ISBN: 9780099532811
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 14mm
Weight: 162g
224 pages