New Releases by Erich Maria Remarque

This XpressRead Cram Edition of All quiet on the Western Front pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic. "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque is a powerful and enduring war novel that plunges readers into the brutal realities of World War I. Through unflinching prose, Remarque captures the physical and emotional toll of trench warfare on a generation of German soldiers. This meticulously prepared edition presents a timeless story of disillusionment and loss, offering a visceral glimpse into the horrors of the conflict. A poignant and unforgettable portrayal of war, "All Quiet on the Western Front" remains a vital and relevant work of historical fiction, exploring themes of camaraderie, survival, and the devastating impact of war on the human spirit.

本書為二十世紀戰爭文學經典《西線無戰事》之精選篇章，聚焦於第一次世界大戰西線戰場的日常與心象。透過年輕德國士兵保羅・博伊默爾的第一人稱敘述，讀者將跟隨他與同袍們的腳步，深入泥濘的戰壕、經歷砲火的轟炸、面對死亡與生存的雙重摺磨。書中不僅描繪了前線的殘酷實相，更細膩刻畫了戰爭如何侵蝕人的情感、信念，以及與和平生活的連結。 本書特色在於其冷靜、不帶誇飾的紀實風格，將宏大的歷史悲劇還原為一個個具體而微的瞬間：飢餓、恐懼、短暫的戰友情誼，以及無處不在的虛無感。它不提供英雄史詩，而是呈現被時代巨輪碾過的平凡個體。適合對戰爭文學、歷史反思、存在主義主題感興趣的讀者，亦是理解二十世紀人類心靈創傷不可或缺的文本。

Dietro l’Arc de Triomphe illuminato dai riflettori, un’enorme bandiera rossa, bianca e blu garrisce nel vento. Nel cielo coperto la sua ombra sbiadita e stracciata sembra un pennone a brandelli, sprofondato nelle tenebre sempre piú fitte. È il 1938, e a Parigi i segni della catastrofe incombente si percepiscono ovunque, nei volti dei passanti, nei caffè, nei bordelli, nel cuore pulsante di una città che si avvia alla rovina. La Ville Lumière è l’albergo dei rifugiati di mezza Europa, spagnoli, italiani, tedeschi soprattutto. Svolgono i mestieri piú ingrati per vivere, con l’incubo sempre di essere scoperti dagli altri ospiti dell’albergo parigino, le spie dei regimi da cui sono scappati. Ravic lavora in un bordello. Cura le prostitute, ragazze che si danno al mestiere per «premunirsi contro il degrado». A volte esegue operazioni chirurgiche in un ospedale, al posto di medici francesi non in grado di farle. Ravic è infatti un bravo chirurgo tedesco sfuggito alle grinfie della Gestapo e, con l’aiuto di amici, riparato clandestinamente nella capitale francese. Trascorre le sue ore nei bordelli e nei caffè con l’animo di chi è stato privato della patria ed è alimentato soltanto dalla vendetta nei confronti del suo persecutore, Haake, l’uomo della Gestapo. Nei romanzi di Remarque le ragioni del cuore e quelle crudeli della Storia si danno sempre appuntamento, e così accade in Arco di Trionfo. Ravic incontra Joan Madou, un’attrice dagli occhi grandi e chiari, impietriti in una cupa disperazione, una donna ferita a tal punto dalla vita da desiderare soltanto una cosa: sopravvivere. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1946, oggetto nel 1948 di una fortunata trasposizione cinematografica diretta da Lewis Milestone e interpretata da Charles Boyer e Ingrid Bergman, Arco di Trionfo è una delle opere piú amate di Remarque, una indimenticabile storia d’amore e, insieme, uno dei romanzi politici piú riusciti della letteratura moderna. «Una cronaca e una rapsodia d’amore che è raro trovare nella letteratura moderna». FAZ «Il mondo ha un grande scrittore in Erich Maria Remarque. È un artigiano della scrittura di prim’ordine, un uomo che può piegare il linguaggio alla sua volontà. Che scriva di uomini o di natura inanimata, il suo tocco è sensibile, fermo e sicuro». The New York Times Book Review

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

A compelling set of short stories chronicling post-World War I life in Germany, from the author of the classic, All Quiet on the Western Front. German-American novelist Erich Maria Remarque captured the emotional anguish of a generation in his World War I masterpiece, All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as in an impressive selection of novels, plays, and short stories. This exquisite collection revives Remarque''s unforgettable voice, presenting a series of short stories that have long ago faded from public memory. From the haunting description of an abandoned battlefield to the pain of losing a loved one in the war to soldiers'' struggles with what we now recognize as PTSD, the stories offer an unflinching glimpse into the physical, emotional, and even spiritual implications of World War I. In this collection, we follow the trials of naïve war widow Annette Stoll, reflect on the power of small acts of kindness toward a dying soldier, and join Johann Bartok, a weary prisoner of war, in his struggle to reunite with his wife. Although a century has passed since the end of the Great War, Remarque''s writing offers a timeless reflection on the many costs of war. Eight Stories offers a beautiful tribute to the pain that war inflicts on soldiers and civilians alike, and resurrects the work of a master author whose legacy—like the war itself—will endure for generations to come.

«Tri tovarishha» - roman Jeriha Marii Remarka, rabotu nad kotorym on nachal v 1932 godu. Roman byl zakonchen i opublikovan v datskom izdatel'stve Gyldendal pod nazvaniem «Kammerater» v 1936 godu. V 1958 godu byl perevedjon na russkij jazyk. Dejstvie proishodit v Germanii priblizitel'no v 1928 godu. Tri tovarishha - Robert Lokamp (Robbi), Otto Kester i Gottfrid Lenc soderzhat nebol'shuju avtoremontnuju masterskuju. Glavnyj geroj, avtomehanik Robbi, poznakomilsja s ocharovatel'noj devushkoj Patriciej Hol'man. Robbi i Pat - ljudi raznyh sudeb i iz raznyh slojov obshhestva - poljubili drug druga. V romane pokazyvaetsja razvitie ih ljubvi na fone krizisa teh let. Roman prodolzhaet tematiku «poterjannogo pokolenija». Ljudi, proshedshie cherez gornilo vojny, ne mogut ujti ot prizrakov proshlogo. Voennye vospominanija postojanno muchajut glavnogo geroja. Golodnoe detstvo stalo prichinoj bolezni ego ljubimoj. No imenno voennoe bratstvo splotilo trjoh tovarishhej: Roberta Lokampa, Otto Kestera i Gottfrida Lenca. I oni gotovy na vsjo radi druzhby. Nesmotrja na propitavshuju ego smert', roman govorit o zhazhde zhizni.

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. 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. --

« 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.

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.

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

Il faut relire À l’ouest rien de nouveau et la voix vibrante de ce jeune soldat allemand qui vécut l’expérience effroyable que fut pour cette génération encore adolescente l’épreuve de la Grande Guerre. Car comme l’écrit Patrick Modiano, « l’un des privilèges de la littérature, c’est justement de rompre le silence, de crever la carapace du conformisme, des idéologies et des mensonges politiques, de dire “Je”, au nom de ceux qui n’ont pas pu parler ou que personne ne voulait entendre ». En 1928, Remarque commet donc le sacrilège de donner pour la première fois la vision de cette jeunesse sacrifiée, à laquelle il appartenait. Plus de glorification des faits d’armes, mais l’omniprésence de la mort et le tableau de l’Apocalypse. Le livre est interdit. Il deviendra un film mythique, que les autorités allemandes essaieront d’interdire également. Mais la puissance d’évocation de cette œuvre est telle qu’elle résiste à toute censure. Elle incarne si justement la bêtise et la cruauté infinies des hommes qu’on pense forcément au désastre des conflits suivants, à la marque indélébile laissée aux survivants. Ecrit à la première personne, au présent, avec une sobriété qui souligne l’horreur quotidienne du front et de la vie dans les tranchées, ce roman nous interpelle du fin fond de l’enfer, dans la plus déchirante intimité.

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

In de chaos van het moderne leven na de Eerste Wereldoorlog, waar het heden belangrijker is dan de toekomst, vormt de vriendschap voor enkele Duitse jonge mensen de enige vaststaande waarde.

En av det 20. århundrets store romaner. En gripende kjærlighetshistorie, med temaer som "den tapte generasjonen", kameratskap, arbeidsløshet, utvikling av nazismen, elegante biler og en overveldende naturfølelse.

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

The evocative story of a man without a country, Arch of Triumph is a World War II–era classic from the author of All Quiet on the Western Front. It is 1939. Despite a law banning him from performing surgery, Ravic—a German doctor and refugee living in Paris—has been treating some of the city’s most elite citizens for two years on the behalf of two less-than-skillful French physicians. Forbidden to return to his own country, and dodging the everyday dangers of jail and deportation, Ravic manages to hang on—all the while searching for the Nazi who tortured him back in Germany. And though he’s given up on the possibility of love, life has a curious way of taking a turn for the romantic, even during the worst of times. “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

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.