Erich Maria Remarque - Wikipedia Remarque's anti-war themes led to his condemnation by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels as "unpatriotic" He was able to use his literary success and fame to relocate to Switzerland as a refugee, and to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen
Erich Maria Remarque - Encyclopedia Britannica Remarque was drafted into the German army at the age of 18 and was wounded several times After the war he worked as a racing-car driver and as a sportswriter while working on All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque: In Depth | Holocaust Encyclopedia In 1929, Remarque scored his greatest, and most lasting, success with the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) The work graphically depicted the horrors and brutality of World War I (1914-1918) through the tragic experiences of a group of young German soldiers
REMARQUE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of REMARQUE is a drawn, etched, or incised scribble or sketch done on the margin of a plate or stone and removed before the regular printing
Erich Maria Remarque - Literary Devices Remarque’s works have been translated into numerous languages and continue to be widely read and studied While he wrote several novels, plays, and short stories, certain works stand out as particularly significant
Erich Maria Remarque Remarque's biography is essentially marked and his writing fundamentally influenced by German history of the twentieth century: Childhood and youth in imperial Osnabrück, World War I, the Weimar Republic, and most of all his exile in Switzerland and the United States
Erich Maria Remarque Biography - Notable Biographies All these novels are gripping and skillful stories of personal crisis, escape, and adventure Remarque also had one play produced, Die letzte Station (1956; The Last Station) Erich Maria Remarque died in Locarno, Switzerland, on September 25, 1970
All Quiet on the Western Front - Wikipedia All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit 'In the west, nothing new') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I The book describes the German soldiers ' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war It is billed by some as