New Releases by Erich Maria Remarque

Illustrated Edition featuring 20 evocative illustrations that bring the story to life Comprehensive Summary for deeper understanding and quick revision Detailed Character List to guide readers through the novel’s unforgettable figures Author Biography of Erich Maria Remarque, offering insight into the mind behind the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the most powerful anti-war novels ever written—a timeless classic that exposes the devastating human cost of conflict. Set during World War I, the novel follows young soldiers who march into battle filled with patriotic dreams, only to be shattered by the relentless horrors of trench warfare. Through stark realism and emotional depth, Remarque strips war of its false glory, revealing fear, loss, comradeship, and the quiet despair of a generation sacrificed to violence. This edition is designed to be both immersive and accessible. The carefully crafted illustrations enhance the emotional impact of key moments, while the included summary and character guide help readers fully grasp the novel’s themes, symbolism, and narrative flow. The added author biography provides historical and personal context, enriching the reading experience. Whether you are discovering this classic for the first time or returning to it with fresh eyes, this illustrated edition offers a meaningful, visually engaging, and thoughtfully curated journey through one of literature’s most haunting works. Ideal for students, educators, literature lovers, and collectors of classic fiction, this edition honors the legacy of a novel that continues to speak with unsettling clarity across generations.

Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novella of the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front, 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, with Remarque, now a celebrity, claimed as a representative of various political causes. In this edition, Katharina Rout’s fresh, engaging English translation of All Quiet 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 novella was received.

A háború nem változik. Talán ez a legfőbb üzenete Erich Maria Remarque lassan százéves regényének, amelyben saját és nemzedéke értelmetlen szenvedését örökítette meg. Az író tizennyolc éves korában, az iskolapadból került az első világháború vérszivattyújába, ahonnan súlyos sérülésekkel tért haza. A Nyugaton a helyzet változatlan azonban nem egyszerű életrajzi regény, hanem zsigerien érzékletes megjelenítése a modern háború embertelenségének. A frontról nincs visszaút, nincs boldog befejezés: még a túlélők is borzalmas testi és lelki sebeket cipelnek egészen halálukig. A lövészárkok sötétségében csak a bajtársiasság felvillanásai nyújtanak pillanatnyi menedéket. Erich Maria Remarque regénye rendkívül időszerű volt első megjelenése idején, 1929-ben, amikor már gyülekezni kezdtek az elsőnél is pusztítóbb második világégés viharfelhői - nem véletlen, hogy a könyvet több országban is betiltották a rohamosan fasizálódó Európában -, és legalább ennyire aktuális ma is, amikor néhány száz kilométerre Magyarországtól városok lángolnak és ágyúk dörögnek. Az embertelenség idejében az irodalom minden korábbinál fontosabb. Az időtlen klasszikusból a Netflix készített 2022-ben nagy hatású feldolgozást.

Sota ei anna mitään, mutta vie kaiken. Ensimmäisen maailmansodan julmuudesta ja mielettömyydestä kertova pasifistisen sotakirjallisuuden klassikkoteos, jonka odotettu Netflix-filmatisointi ilmestyy vuonna 2022. Kuvaus nuoren saksalaisen rintamasotilaan kokemuksista neljän sotavuoden ajalta on samalla kertomus kokonaisesta sukupolvesta, jonka sota tuhoaa. Sankaruuteen koulutetun nuorison ihanteet murskautuvat pirstaleiksi kärsimyksissä ja loassa, konekiväärien, liekinheittimien ja kranaattien armottomassa tulessa, uuvuttavissa ja verisissä taisteluissa. Sodan synkkä perussävel soi taukoamatta. Remarquen koruton ja puolueettoman inhimillinen näkökanta on hätähuuto inhimillisyyden puolesta sotaa vastaan. Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970) syntyi Saksassa, taisteli teini-ikäisenä ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa ja kirjoitti kokemuksiinsa perustuvan romaanin Länsirintamalta ei mitään uutta, josta tuli valtaisa, ”kadonnutta sukupolvea” puhutteleva menestys ympäri maailmaa. Hän joutui pakenemaan kotimaastaan kansallissosialistien vainoa ja asettui lopulta Sveitsiin, jossa vietti viimeiset vuotensa.

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 way home. Young, spirited Ernst is one. Finding himself inexplicably returned to his childhood bedroom, restless, chafing, confused, he knows he must somehow resurrect his life. But the way back to peace is far more treacherous than he ever imagined. If All Quiet on the Western Front was a lament for a lost generation, this sequel speaks with the same resonant voice for those who came back. The is a new definitive English translation by expert Remarque translator Brian Murdoch. ‘Remarque is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank’ New York Times Book Review

« J’ai vu la ville pendant trois semaines devant moi, mais c’était comme si elle avait été située sur une planète inconnue. J’étais dans l’île d’Ellis Island, c’était l’été 1944, et sous mes yeux j’avais New York. » Ludwig Sommer, jeune Allemand pourchassé par les nazis, a enfin rejoint les États-Unis. Son permis de séjour en poche, il part à la découverte de cette terre promise dont les richesses semblent inépuisables. Mais les souvenirs et blessures de la guerre, toujours vivaces, remettent en question la possibilité d’un nouveau départ. Dans cet ultime roman, inédit en France, l’auteur d’ À l’ouest rien de nouveau (Stock, 1929) brosse le portrait d’une incroyable communauté d’exilés tout en offrant une réjouissante satire de la société américaine.

Lisbonne, 1942. Un homme erre sur les quais du port devant le paquebot qui part le lendemain vers les États-Unis. Il est émigré allemand, il n'a ni argent ni visa et ne sait comment rejoindre le monde libre. Un inconnu l'aborde et lui propose un étrange marché : en échange de passeports et de billets pour New-York, il devra écouter son histoire, le récit de sa fuite d'Allemagne, de son exil en France, de sa passion pour une femme. Publié pour la première fois en 1962, La Nuit de Lisbonne est à la fois une poignante histoire d'amour et un témoignage intemporel sur la condition des réfugiés et sur l'importance de conserver la trace de la destinée de chaque être humain.

From one of the twentieth century’s master novelists, the author of the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, comes Heaven Has No Favorites, a bittersweet story of unconventional love that sweeps across Europe. Lillian is charming, beautiful . . . and slowly dying of consumption. But she doesn’t wish to end her days in a hospital in the Alps. She wants to see Paris again, then Venice—to live frivolously for as long as possible. She might die on the road, she might not, but before she goes, she wants a chance at life. Clerfayt, a race-car driver, tempts fate every time he’s behind the wheel. A man with no illusions about chance, he is powerfully drawn to a woman who can look death in the eye and laugh. Together, he and Lillian make an unusual pair, living only for the moment, without regard for the future. It’s a perfect arrangement—until one of them begins to fall in love. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

From the quintessential author of wartime Germany, A Time to Love and a Time to Die echoes the harrowing insights of his masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front. After two years at the Russian front, Ernst Graeber finally receives three weeks’ leave. But since leaves have been canceled before, he decides not to write his parents, fearing he would just raise their hopes. Then, when Graeber arrives home, he finds his house bombed to ruin and his parents nowhere in sight. Nobody knows if they are dead or alive. As his leave draws to a close, Graeber reaches out to Elisabeth, a childhood friend. Like him, she is imprisoned in a world she did not create. But in a time of war, love seems a world away. And sometimes, temporary comfort can lead to something unexpected and redeeming. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

History and fate collide as the Nazis rise to power in The Night in Lisbon, a classic tale of survival from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front. With the world slowly sliding into war, it is crucial that enemies of the Reich flee Europe at once. But so many routes are closed, and so much money is needed. Then one night in Lisbon, as a poor young refugee gazes hungrily at a boat bound for America, a stranger approaches him with two tickets and a story to tell. It is a harrowing tale of bravery and butchery, daring and death, in which the price of love is beyond measure and the legacy of evil is infinite. As the refugee listens spellbound to the desperate teller, in a matter of hours the two form a unique and unshakable bond—one that will last all their lives. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

From the author of the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front, The Black Obelisk is a classic novel of the troubling aftermath of World War I in Germany. A hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling stone markers to the survivors of deceased loved ones. Though ambivalent about his job, he suspects there’s more to life than earning a living off other people’s misfortunes. A self-professed poet, Ludwig soon senses a growing change in his fatherland, a brutality brought upon it by inflation. When he falls in love with the beautiful but troubled Isabelle, Ludwig hopes he has found a soul who will offer him salvation—who will free him from his obsession to find meaning in a war-torn world. But there comes a time in every man’s life when he must choose to live—despite the prevailing thread of history horrifically repeating itself. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

A haunting classic from the author of All Quiet on the Western Front, Shadows in Paradise reveals the deepest scars of the men and women who experienced the Holocaust. After years of hiding and surviving near death in a concentration camp, Ross is finally safe. Now living in New York City among old friends, far from Europe’s chilling atrocities, Ross soon meets Natasha, a beautiful model and fellow émigré, a warm heart to help him forget his cold memories. Yet even as the war draws to its violent close, Ross cannot find peace. Demons still pursue him. Whether they are ghosts from the past or the guilt of surviving, he does not know. For he is only beginning to understand that freedom is far from easy—and that paradise, however perfect, has a price. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

In Spark of Life, a powerful classic from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front, one man’s dream of freedom inspires a valiant resistance against the Nazi war machine. For ten years, 509 has been a political prisoner in a German concentration camp, persevering in the most hellish conditions. Deathly weak, he still has his wits about him and he senses that the end of the war is near. If he and the other living corpses in his barracks can hold on for liberation—or force their own—then their suffering will not have been in vain. Now the SS who run the camp are ratcheting up the terror. But their expectations are jaded and their defenses are down. It is possible that the courageous yet terribly weak prisoners have just enough left in them to resist. And if they die fighting, they will die on their own terms, cheating the Nazis out of their devil’s contract. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

The sequel to the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front, The Road Back is a classic novel of the slow return of peace to Europe in the years following World War I. After four grueling years, the Great War has finally ended. Now Ernst and the few men left from his company cannot help wondering what will become of them. The town they departed as eager young men seems colder, their homes smaller, the reasons their comrades had to die even more inexplicable. For Ernst and his friends, the road back to peace is more treacherous than they ever imagined. Suffering food shortages, political unrest, and a broken heart, Ernst undergoes a crisis that teaches him what there is to live for—and what he has that no one can ever take away. “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review

Eine bittersüße Liebesgeschichte vor dem Hintergrund des Todes: Die Romanze zwischen der jungen Lilian und dem waghalsigen Rennfahrer Clerfayt ist nur von kurzer Dauer. Die lungenkranke Frau will zwischen Paris, Venedig und Rom einmal noch das Glück erfahren, jeden Tag auskosten, als sei es ihr letzter...

Dem regimekritischen Journalisten Robert Ross gelingt im letzten Augenblick die Flucht aus dem nationalsozialistischen Deutschland nach Amerika. Doch das vermeintliche Paradies erweist sich als geborgte Heimat: Trotz der Liebe zu der schönen Russin Natascha bleibt er in der neuen Welt ein Fremder.

A young German soldier of World War I tells of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war.