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All Quiet On The Western Front

de Erich Maria Remarque

264 pages

Langue : English

Publié 22 novembre 2004 par Continuum International Publishing Group.

ISBN :: 978-0-8264-1653-7
Goodreads:: 274903

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"Written during the last years of the Weimar Republic, the two novels collected here address the urgent problems of that age. Both Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) and Joseph Roth (1894-1939) served in World War I, Remarque with the German army and Roth with the Austrian. Their experiences would help define what Gertrude Stein referred to as the "Lost Generation." All Quiet on the Western Front is the testimony of a soldier who had become aware of how much he, and those of his generation who had survived, had been affected by the trauma of the Great War. For Joseph Roth, World War I had cost him his homeland and turned him into a nomad. Job, in abridged form for The German Library, addresses the theme of Jewish identity in a newly mobilized society."--BOOK JACKET

"Written during the last years of the Weimar Republic, the two novels collected here address the urgent problems of that age. Both Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) and Joseph Roth (1894-1939) served in World War I, Remarque with the German army and Roth with the Austrian. Their experiences would help define what Gertrude Stein referred to as the "Lost Generation." All Quiet on the Western Front is the testimony of a soldier who had become aware of how much he, and those of his generation who had survived, had been affected by the trauma of the Great War. For Joseph Roth, World War I had cost him his homeland and turned him into a nomad. Job, in abridged form for The German Library, addresses the theme of Jewish identity in a newly mobilized society."--BOOK JACKET

Nimloth a publié une critique de À l'Ouest rien de nouveau par Erich Maria Remarque

Un livre magnifique mais très dur sur la guerre

5 étoiles

Ce livre m'a profondément touché. Ici nous nous trouvons à l'opposé des films américains/hollywood sur la guerre et la bravoure du héro. Les visions d'horreur sont présentés comme un constant, une habitude même pour Paul (le personnage principal). On comprend toute l'absurdité du conflit, la perte, la douleur, le décalage, la mort (de son corps ou de son esprit) et l'impossible réparation. Un livre court mais percutant à chaque page. Je pourrais le recommander à n'importe qui tant qu'elle ou il a le coeur accroché.

Ce livre m'a profondément touché. Ici nous nous trouvons à l'opposé des films américains/hollywood sur la guerre et la bravoure du héro. Les visions d'horreur sont présentés comme un constant, une habitude même pour Paul (le personnage principal). On comprend toute l'absurdité du conflit, la perte, la douleur, le décalage, la mort (de son corps ou de son esprit) et l'impossible réparation. Un livre court mais percutant à chaque page. Je pourrais le recommander à n'importe qui tant qu'elle ou il a le coeur accroché.

73pctGeek a publié une critique de All Quiet on the Western Front par Erich Maria Remarque

Dulce et Decorum est

3 étoiles

A powerful anti-war novel in which Remarque immerses the reader in the meat-grinder of WW1, and all the horrors of trench warfare, both hideous and banal.

We read how the war happens to the narrator, Paul. How he cannot escape its clutches, how he & his comrades become so very important to each other. How the impossible to understand, must be experienced to be understood.

Throughout, Remarque makes damned sure the reader comprehends the old lie: dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, and then the sickening realisation of what the title means.

Sandra a publié une critique de All Quiet on the Western Front par Erich Maria Remarque

Review of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' on 'Goodreads'

5 étoiles

4 1/2 stars
Yeah, I liked this. I can see why this is a classic and why it has withstood the test of time. I'm sure it was controversial back in the day because it was kind of gritty and risque'. I'm not one for war stories so the fact that I read this and was engaged until the end is a testament to the authors ability to tell it "like it is" without sugar-coating or sentimentality which would render it corny. And we all know I have an adversion to corny.

So yeah, force yourself out of your comfort zone occasionally and read something you aren't exactly drawn towards. There is a lot of classic literature out there and it's almost always worthy of your reading time. Go for it.

4 1/2 stars
Yeah, I liked this. I can see why this is a classic and why it has withstood the test of time. I'm sure it was controversial back in the day because it was kind of gritty and risque'. I'm not one for war stories so the fact that I read this and was engaged until the end is a testament to the authors ability to tell it "like it is" without sugar-coating or sentimentality which would render it corny. And we all know I have an adversion to corny.

So yeah, force yourself out of your comfort zone occasionally and read something you aren't exactly drawn towards. There is a lot of classic literature out there and it's almost always worthy of your reading time. Go for it.

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