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{{quote|''"This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war."''}}

''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (''Im Westen Nichts Neues'') is a 1929 anti-war novel, set during [[World War I]], by famous German author and war veteran Erich Maria Remarque. It's considered to be one of the greatest and most important works in the genre.

'''''All Quiet on the Western Front''''' ('''''Im Westen Nichts Neues''''') is a 1929 anti-war novel, set during [[World War I]], by famous German author and war veteran Erich Maria Remarque. It's considered to be one of the greatest and most important works in the genre.

Many of the elements of the narrative correspond to Remarque's own experiences, and the book has strong autobiographic undertones.

The book was a best-seller when it was first released. In 1930, an American film adaptation was made, directed by Lewis Milestone. It won the Best Picture [[Academy Award|Oscar]] and is often considered to be the [[Trope Maker]] of the modern war drama. An equally good TV adaptation was made in 1979~~, and a new film adaptation is currently in the works~~.

The book was a best-seller when it was first released. In 1930, an American film adaptation was made, directed by Lewis Milestone. It won the Best Picture [[Academy Award|Oscar]] and is often considered to be the [[Trope Maker]] of the modern war drama. An equally good TV adaptation was made in 1979.

''All Quiet on the Western Front'' is narrated by a young soldier, former grammar school student [[The Everyman|Paul Bäumer]]. [[War Is Hell|The horrors of trench warfare are described in a brutally realistic fashion]]. Further themes are [[Band of Brothers|comradeship]] and the soldiers' detachment from civilian life.

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