A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Written by Erich Maria Remarque
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
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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 After fleeing the country with his wife, his citizenship was revoked and the Nazi propaganda ministry began spreading lies about Remarque, including the falsehood that he had never served in World War I. Remarque eventually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: 3 out of 5 stars3/5On leave from the Russian Front, a soldier plans a surprise visit to his parents. But, they have been bombed out while he was gone, and even their survival is unknown. A childhood female friend is still in their town, and, they spend their time in the ruins of their lives. In the 1960's Remarque was proof that not all Germans were monsters.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Goed boek. Echt een Remarque. Zat echt goed in het verhaal. Zeker het einde is verrassend.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent. This is the first time I've read a novel from the viewpoint of a German soldier toward the end of WWII. Really good look at what a typical foot soldier was most likely thinking and going through, wondering what the hell it was all about, what the hell it was all for. Extraordinary characterizations as well. Sad but very genuine in the feel of the book.