| The Novels of Erich Maria Remarque: Sparks of Life Contributor(s): Murdoch, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 157113476X ISBN-13: 9781571134769 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 833.912 |
| Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.79 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Erich Maria Remarque is a writer of great popularity who has rightly been described as a "chronicler of the twentieth century." He is both a German writer and a genuinely international one. Although he spent much of his life in exile from Germany, most of his novels reflect its twentieth-century history: the two world wars and the Weimar and Nazi regimes, and especially their effects on the individual. His portrayals of the lives of refugees from Nazi Germany are especially vivid. His themes are universal, dealing with human relationships, with love in particular, and with the provisional nature of life. Often seen as a one-novel writer due to the immense success of All Quiet onthe Western Front, Remarque wrote many other novels, major works that have nearly all been filmed and have remained popular. Nor should it be ignored that his works are above all else immensely readable: not a negligible criterion. This new study of Remarque's novels treats them as a chronicle of the century, but also looks at them as works that go beyond the reflection of historical events. Brian Murdoch is Emeritus Professor of German atthe University of Stirling, Scotland. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murdoch, Brian: - Brian O. Murdoch is Emeritus Professor of German in the School of Languages, Cultures, and Religions at Stirling University, Scotland. |