All quiet on the western front book club

This is the introduction to the new everymans library edition of all quiet on the western front. We meet paul, tjaden, muller, albert and a few other young guys, all of whom volunteered to be soldiers and are just now. All quiet on the western front book clubs in schools. At 18 remarque went from school into the army and to the western front. Published to commemorate the centenary of the birth of erich maria remarque this is an account of the making of his novel. The book describes the german soldiers extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front. All quiet on the western front this was the first time we have held the book club on youtube, we had some technical problems but it ultimately worked out. All quiet on the western front bookofthemonth club facsimile reprint hardcover january 1, 1986 by erich maria remarque author 4. Editions of all quiet on the western front by erich maria. All quiet on the western front may have been the first runaway international bestseller, but its utter lack of progerman propaganda and honest, downbeat look at. Paul baumer is 18 years old and has just finished school when the war began. His subsequent history typified the deep unrest that men of his generation experienced.

The book at hand was written without deliberation out of his own and his friends war experiences. In 1914 a room full of german schoolboys, freshfaced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the glorious war. The phrase all quiet on the western front has become a colloquial expression meaning stagnation, or lack of visible change, in any context. This is all quiet on the western front chapter 6a by pacific christian school on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Required reading revisited is your chance to take a second or first look at some of those books. All quiet on the western front was published to great critical and commercial acclaim in 1929. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. All quiet on the western front discussion questions.

All quiet on the western front becomes instant bestseller archive. The remarkable book, all quiet on the western front, which is the june selection of the book of the month club, has had several passages deleted and milder words substituted in some places at the. Erich maria remarque all quiet on the western front. But all quiet on the western front lives on, and deserves to.

Jun 16, 2015 all quiet on the western front may have been the first runaway international bestseller, but its utter lack of progerman propaganda and honest, downbeat look at war made the book a nazi target. Book summary the record of several schoolmates who represent a generation destroyed by the dehumanization of world war is trench warfare, all quiet on the western front tells of their enlistment in the army at the urging of their teacher, kantorek, whose wisdom they trusted. Narrated by paul baumer, a young man fighting on the french front, erich maria remarques all quiet on the western front describes the extreme circumstances of the german soldiers of the first world war. An antiwar novel set during world war i, it relies on remarques personal experience in the war to depict the eras broader disillusionment.

Erich maria remarque all quiet on the western front limited edition club hardcover new york heritage press 1969 near fine in a near fine slipcase. Although one of the most beloved antiwar novels internationally, it was banned and burned in remarque. All quiet on the western front chapter 6a on vimeo. Among remarque s published novels were all quiet on the western front, the road back, three comrades and arch of triumph. Propaganda minister joseph goebbels launched a smear campaign, ridiculing the book and questioning remarques war. Lbc 3 reads book 15 all quiet on the western front. In all quiet on the western front, chapter 10 how is kropps amputated leg a symbol of the soldiers overall wartime experience. In all quiet on the western front, how might the novel be different if it was told from the perspective of a soldier from another country although paul baumer describes how downtrodden the german army became toward the end of the war, contrasting their poor food and disintegrating weapons with the wellfed, wellarmed british and american soldiers, its likely that accounts by soldiers from. Join us at changing hands bookstore phoenix location for a discussion of all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque. In both novel and film form, his ideas continued to cause great consternation and anger to oppressive governments and kept in the public eye the tremendous sacrifice, death, horror, and destruction.

All quiet on the western front, novel by german writer erich maria remarque, published in 1929 as im westen nichts neues and in the united states as all quiet on the western front. Wwi officially began in 1914 with the assassination of the archduke franz ferdinand, but the seeds of conflict were sown. What are the main themes of all quiet on the western front. Remarques novel is a profound statement against war, focusing especially on the ravaging effects. This month well discuss all quiet of the western front by erich maria remarque. Paul and his friends volunteered to join the army after being swept up by the patriotic speeches of their teacher. Even so, one critic tempered admiration of the book s realism with this comment. Make offer all quiet on the western front erich maria remarque paperback 1963 crest 50 cent all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque 1969 heritage press ed. I refer to it as a book because to call it a novel suggests something less horrific in terms of subject matter than. Though burned and banned there, it has since sold over 50 million copies in dozens of languages, and is still considered by many the greatest antiwar novel. All quiet on the western front summary, characters. All quiet on the western front translated from the german by a. Though i am in still water far away from its centre, i feel the whirl of the vortex sucking me slowly, irresistibly, inescapably into itself. Though i am in still water far away from its centre, i feel the whirl of the vortex sucking me.

All quiet on the western front study guide gradesaver. When the novel begins, the second company of the german army has just returned to their camp after two weeks of fighting on the frontlines. Remarques novel is a profound statement against war, focusing especially on the ravaging effects of war on the humanity of soldiers. All quiet on the western front literature essay samples. Considered by many the greatest war novel of all time, all quiet on the western front is erich maria remarque s masterpiece of the german experience during world war i. Throughout his lifetime, remarque revisited the themes and ideas of his earlier amazing landmark antiwar novel, all quiet on the western front. Throughout pauls narrative there are attacks on the romantic ideals of warfare. In chapter 4, paul observes that to me the front is a mysterious whirlpool. Quiet day over here lots of battles happening today question 2 of. The novel dramatizes the disjunction between highminded rhetoric. Hunger, pain, brutality and the terrible details of mass killing. Mar 06, 2019 the remarkable book, all quiet on the western front, which is the june selection of the book of the month club, has had several passages deleted and milder words substituted in some places at the. Wheen fawcett crest this book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it.

Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. All quiet on the western front book summaries, test. All quiet on the western front is one of the best books ever written for its overall imagery thats gives a vivid image of all the aspects of life as a soldier in world war one. I refer to it as a book because to call it a novel suggests something less horrific in terms of subject matter than what we find in all quiet on the western front. Ironically, soviet russia repeated the ban later in 1949. In the preface the author usually sets the tone and the mood of the book to follow. In chapter 10, the doctors at the catholic hospital where paul baumer and albert kropp are recovering amputate alberts leg. All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque, 1929 random house 304 pp. In a new introduction to all quiet, historian norman stone argues the brutality of erich maria remarques novel changed perceptions about the. Remember those books that you were required to read in school. By 1933 all quiet on the western front was being publicly burned by the nazis. This type of representation is one of the things that makes all quiet on the western front such a great book it is clearly everymans story of the war. All quiet on the western front paul baumer enlisted with his classmates in the german army of world war i. The most loved and hated novel about world war i history.

All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque brian murdoch, the translator, has given us in his afterword an excellent starting point for discussing this book. Book club to discuss all quiet on the western front. The book is an account of paul baumers experiences in battle and his. Book club books are 10% off for those attending the. All quiet on the western front book quiz kids book club.

All quiet on the western front is surely the greatest of all war books. An international bestseller, all quiet on the western front is a realistic and apolitical look at the experiences of a company of german soldiers during world war i. The record of several schoolmates who represent a generation destroyed by the dehumanization of world war is trench warfare, all quiet on the western front tells of their enlistment in the army at the urging of their teacher, kantorek, whose wisdom they trusted. On the literary side, the german erich maria remarque s all quiet on the western front 1929 is in a class of its own. Among remarques published novels were all quiet on the western front, the road back, three comrades and arch of triumph. But they represent the many others who assume their form. It soon earned the wrath of the nazi party for its antiwar and antinationalistic sentiments. In all quiet on the western front, chapter 4 what does paul baumer mean by comparing the front to a whirlpool. The remarkable book, all quiet on the western front, which is the june selection of the book of the month club, has had several passages deleted and. All quiet on the western front nothing much to report today quiet day over here lots of battles happening today question 2 of. He knew he wanted to write about all quiet on the western front, one of his favorite books. His works were publicly burned by the nazi german government, and in 1947 he and his first wife became naturalised citizens of the united states. All quiet on the western front reading group guides at texas. The book tells the story of paul baumer, who belongs to a group of german soldiers on the western front during world war i.

National socialist members protesting against the film, all quiet on the western front, in germany in 1930. What does the army report say the day paul is killed. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. Please join us for a discussion of all quiet on the western front led by english instructor and army veteran, arlandis jones. World war i is described in such vivid nonglory in its pages that you are sucked into the story straight away and stay there for the next two hundred pages. Discussion questions let get you up to speed on key information and facts on all quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque. This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death. All quiet on the western front by erich maria remarque. The title, erich maria remarques all quiet on western front, part of chelsea house publishers modern critical interpretations series, presents the most important 20thcentury criticism on. Wingate residences on blackstone boulevard will hold a book club meeting on wednesday, aug. Although all quiet on the western front goes a long way in educating readers about the brutalityand, occasionally, banalityof daily war life, it helps to have an understanding of the political climate that precipitated world war i, known at the time as the great war. Required reading revisited book club all quiet on the.

Get free weekly updates on top club picks, book giveaways, author events and. That same year, in the company of books by thomas mann, ernest hemingway, james joyce, maxim gorki, bertolt brecht, and albert einstein, all quiet on the western front was reduced to ashes in front of the berlin opera house. In all quiet on the western front, how might the novel be different if it was told from the perspective of a soldier from another country. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in all quiet on the western front, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Jun 11, 2017 remember those books that you were required to read in school.

Kantorek and himmelstoss are core figureheads in this arena. Kemmerichs boots symbol in all quiet on the western front. Even so, one critic tempered admiration of the books realism with this comment. Wwi book cluball quiet on the western front world war i. Get ready for one of the most searing, upsetting antiwar books youll ever read. Erich maria remarque all quiet on the western front limited. Recommended to book clubs by 2 of 2 members remarques 1929 novel is among the finest antiwar literature written after the first world war. The novel opens behind the german lines of the western front in world war i during the summer of 1916.