All Quiet on the Western Front
Written by Erich Maria Remarque
Narrated by Frank Muller
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Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque was born Erich Paul Remark on June 22, 1898. A writer from an early age, he was conscripted into the German army and fought with the 15th Reserve Infantry Regiment on the Western Front during World War I until he was injured by shell shrapnel and transported to an army hospital to recover. from his injuries. Following the war, Remarque published his first novels under his given name - The Dream Room (Die Traumbude) and Station at the Horizon (Station am Horizont) - before embarking on his most famous work, All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues). In publishing this last work, he changed his name, adding the middle name "Maria" to honor his mother and changing the spelling of his last name to reflect his French heritage and to distinguish himself from his earlier works. All Quiet on the Western Front became an international sensation and was translated into dozens of languages, catapulting Remarque into literary fame. The book essentially invented a new genre of writing, where veterans would write about their experiences in war, and Remarque - and after publishing his next book, The Road Back (Der Weg zurück), about the recovery from the war in Germany, used the immense proceeds from his books to buy a villa in Ronco, Switzerland. Remarque's life in Germany became imperiled with he rise of the Nazis and soon, his works were deemed "unpatriotic" and banned throughout Germany. After fleeing the country with his wife, his citizenship was revoked and the Nazi propaganda ministry began spreading lies about Remarque, including the falsehood that he had never served in World War I. Remarque eventually became a United States citizen. Remarque continued to write for the rest of his life, publishing such notable works as Spark of Life, Heaven Has No Favorites and The Night in Lisbon, but none would approach the success of All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque died of heart failure at the age of 72 in Locarno, Switzerland on September 25, 1970.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great listen, great book. A bleak, and sobering experience. Do not recommend consuming if you're in a fragile state of mind.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing. One of the best books on war I have ever read. Just an amazing story of what it is to be in the front lines. I loved that there was no forced love story like Hemingway’s stories. And that the story was about enlisted men from a lower class who were essentially dragged into war and not officers who see war as something honorable that needs to be done. Simply amazing.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Simply put this is one of the best works of literature ever written. This book is one of the crowning achievements of the human race. Haha really! I loved it and it's so important in many ways please do yourself a favor and read it, you'll thank me I promise.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frank Muller did a tremendous job. Rest in peace, Legend! ?
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reminded me of The Red Badge of Courage. Heart breaking but probably too true.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! It depicts what the front was like perfectly!