Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front is often heralded as the most poignant anti-war novel ever penned. Written by Erich Maria Remarque, this masterpiece takes readers to the heart of World War I, diving deep into the experiences of a young German soldier named Paul Bäumer. Enlisting with his classmates after their schoolmaster's fervent speeches about the 'glory' of war,...

As the centenary of the 1918 Armistice approaches, a hardcover edition of the most famous novel to come out of World War I, drawing on the author's personal experience of trench warfare as a young conscript in the German army. In 1914, Paul Bäumer and his classmates are marched to the local recruiting office by a sentimentally patriotic form-master. On...

This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war—each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition. 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...

Vintage Quarterbound Classics - Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of the most famous anti-war novel ever written, translated by Brian Murdoch. 'A necessary, shattering read' - Irish Times 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...

The sequel to one of the most powerful novels of the First World War and a keystone title on the Vintage Classics list. The sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front, one of the most powerful novels of the First World War and a twentieth-century classic. After four gruelling years, the survivors of the Great War finally make their...

One of 15 limited edition Vintage Future Classics published to celebrate Vintage's 15th birthday. The 15 titles were voted for by reading groups all over the UK as being books that would still be read in 100 years' time. All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written. The story is told by a...

Reissued in a gorgeous new trade paperback package and for the first time in eBook, this novel by the renowned author of the World War I masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front will be published right on time to celebrate the centennial of WWI in 2014. History and fate collide as the Nazis rise to power in The Night...

All Quiet on the Western Front is a classic tale of a young German soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches of World War I, widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time. The book includes an introduction by bestselling author Sebastian Faulks. When twenty-year-old Paul Bäumer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I,...

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The masterpiece of the German experience during World War I, considered by many the greatest war novel of all time—with an Oscar–winning film adaptation now streaming on Netflix. “[Erich Maria Remarque] is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank.”—The New York Times Book Review I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death,...

Surely the greatest of all war books - The Guardian Newspaper (Britain) Unflinching ... the power to shock - The Economist Magazine (Britain) Unrelenting realism - The New York Times (USA) All new (2024) translation, not a reprint. Now an Oscar-winning film by Netflix. Illustrated with rare photographs. (Paperback and hardcover editions are in black & white. Colour may be...

“[A] gripping new translation.” —Samantha Power, from the Foreword The novel that has done more than any other to inspire opposition to war, in a major new translation that captures its undiminished literary power for a new generation. With a Foreword by Samantha Power, the Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling war correspondent, human rights advocate, and former U.S. Ambassador...

This gripping and emotional account of life on the front lines in World War I continues to resonate with modern readers. One of the most profound accounts of the horrors of war, All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's semi-autobiographical novel that continues to touch readers more than a century after its initial publication. The story is...