{"title":"Erich Maria Remarque","description":"Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) wrote his most famous novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, based on his experience as a soldier in the German army in World War I; it became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1929. When the Nazis came to power in Germany, they burned his books and, in 1938, revoked his citizenship. Remarque had already resettled in Switzerland; in 1939 he left Europe for the United States, never to return to the country of his birth. All Quiet on the Western Front has been translated into more than fifty languages and adapted into three acclaimed movies. It is the most widely read novel of World War I.","products":[{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-hardcover","title":"All Quiet on the Western Front - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] gripping new translation.\" --Samantha Power, from the Foreword \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a Foreword by Samantha Power, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling war correspondent, human rights advocate, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classics Hardcover \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGalvanized by youthful idealism and patriotic fervor, nineteen-year-old Paul Bäumer and his schoolmates enlist in the German army at the onset of World War I. But soon their dreams of heroism shatter beneath the first shells of the bombardment, as they find on the battle front not the glory they were promised but savage brutality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most influential war novel of all time, \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front \u003c\/i\u003ehas sold more than twenty million copies, been translated into more than fifty languages, and been adapted into three acclaimed films. In his Nobel Prize lecture, Bob Dylan included it among three books that have left an impression on him since elementary school: \"This is a book where you lose your childhood, your faith in a meaningful world, and your concern for individuals. . . . I put this book down and closed it up. I never wanted to read another war novel again, and I never did.\" In this brilliant new translation, the distinguished Harvard professor Maria Tatar draws on her lifelong engagement with German literature to give a new generation of readers an English version that comes closest to the lyrical tragedy of the 1929 original. It compels us to see with fresh eyes the abject horror of trench warfare, and to feel with a quickened heart the unbreakable bonds of friendship forged among Paul and his fellow soldiers as they fight not just for their country but also for their own survival. At a time when we are more divided than ever, Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel reminds us that enemy soldiers who've been demonized by the rhetoric of war actually have much in common, giving it the potential to generate principled outrage about the senselessness of war for another hundred years.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101151465695,"sku":"9780143138761","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QZ0rTn9QsV9780143138761.webp?v=1781068359"},{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-paperback","title":"All Quiet on the Western Front - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA harrowing tale of camaraderie, loss, and the dehumanizing brutality of war, \u003cem\u003e All Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e follows young German soldier Paul Bäumer as he endures the horrors of World War I. Erich Maria Remarque's timeless masterpiece exposes the devastating impact of conflict on the human soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101158150367,"sku":"9798348409081","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZMtHwF9IuI9798348409081.webp?v=1781068372"},{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-hardcover-1","title":"All Quiet on the Western Front - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immediate sensation when it was published in 1929, Erich Maria Remarque's \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide since then, making it the best-selling German novel of all time. Its impact is indisputable: it has been adapted for film, television, and other media; has influenced all subsequent works of war literature; and has been taught in high school and college classes ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now, one translation--published in 1929, and very much a product of its time--has introduced most readers in English to Remarque's wrenching portrait of the horrors of trench warfare. Now, nearly a century later, renowned translator Kurt Beals recaptures the energy and descriptive force of the German original, rendering Remarque's distinctly terse, telegraphic prose into a contemporary idiom, conveying for a new generation the immediacy and intensity of this classic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101233582303,"sku":"9781324006930","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/W2Fxw0dbSi9781324006930.webp?v=1781068522"},{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-paperback-1","title":"All Quiet on the Western Front - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWidely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time, this classic tale of a young German soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches of World War I is the basis for an Academy Award-winning film. With an introduction by bestselling author Sebastian Faulks. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen twenty-year-old Paul B?umer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I, they are full of youthful enthusiam. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught to believe in shatters under the first brutal bombardment in the trenches. Through the ensuing years of horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel not only portrays in vivid detail the combatants' physical and mental trauma, but dramatizes as well the tragic detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home. Remarque's stated intention--\"to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war\"--remains as powerful and relevant as ever, a century after that conflict's end.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101234860255,"sku":"9780593688670","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/k1OJm2F9BZ9780593688670.webp?v=1781068525"},{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-paperback-2","title":"All Quiet on the Western Front - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErich Maria Remarque's classic novel of World War I, \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e, was an international sensation. Celebrated by countless readers for its moving depiction of the traumas suffered and the camaraderie shared in the trenches, the work also sparked controversy on all sides of the political spectrum, in which Remarque, now a celebrity, was claimed as a representative of various political causes. In this edition, Katharina Rout's fresh, engaging English translation of \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet\u003c\/em\u003e is accompanied by an informative introduction and illuminating contextual materials that help situate Remarque's work among other literary and nonfictional accounts of the war experience and offer insight into how the novel was received.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the 7 Nov 2024 book launch celebrating the publication of her edition, Katharina Rout spoke about her translation of \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e; excerpts from her wide-ranging address can be found \u003cstrong\u003eat this link\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101252620511,"sku":"9781554815722","price":31.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/utuOThTX319781554815722.webp?v=1781068575"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/erich-maria-remarque.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}