Guide Note

All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's account of German soldiers on the front lines of World War I.

Fast Facts

Author: Erich Maria Remarque
Genre: Fiction, War
Publication Date: 1929
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages: 304
ISBN 0-449-21394-3
Adaptations: Film adaptation in 1930

Plot Synopsis

All Quiet on the Western Front tells the story of Paul Baumer, a young infantryman in the German army during World War I. After a few early tragedies, Baumer and his friends regret joining the army as well as resent their commanding officers who do not face the same threat as the common soldier. While on leave, Baumer realizes he no longer fits in to society and has trouble relating with friends and family. Some time after that he meet some young women fighting with the opposition and comes to the realization that he genuinely likes them and they are not much different from himself. The books closes in 1918 as Baumer himself is killed, just as his friends were, fighting on the Western Front of the war.

Critical Reception

All Quiet on the Western Front is consider a classic piece of Literature and makes frequent appearances in high school English classes.

Categories

Writing | English | Literature | Books | Fiction | Novels

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