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All Quiet on the Western Front

by Remarque, Erich Maria; Translated from the German by A. W, Wheen

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Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1929. Jacket design by Paul Wenck. Near Fine, slight sunning to cloth at top edge of spine, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chips at spine fold and spine tips. One of the towering classics of World War ! literature and basis for the 1930 film that won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director (Lewis Milestone). Also the basis for 1979 and 2022 films by the same title. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The book is narrated by Paul Bäumer, a young soldier who enlists in the German army during World War I. It follows the experiences of Bäumer and his comrades as they confront the harsh realities of trench warfare and struggle to cope with the physical and psychological trauma of the war. The novel is a powerful and poignant critique of the futility and brutality of war, and its impact on the lives of soldiers who are often treated as mere cannon fodder by their superiors. Remarque's masterful prose and vivid descriptions of the horrors of war make All Quiet on the Western Front a classic of modern literature. In 1930, the novel was adapted into an acclaimed film directed by Lewis Milestone. It was the first talkie war film to win an Oscar. In 1979 it was adapted again into a television film by Delbert Mann starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine. In 2022 a new film was released directed by Edward Berger. This last adaptation won four Oscars.

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Bookseller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
010090
Title
All Quiet on the Western Front
Author
Remarque, Erich Maria; Translated from the German by A. W, Wheen
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown, & Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1929
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Film;

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