by Brian Murdoch (Translator), Brian Murdoch (Translator), Erich Maria Remarque (Author)
All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written. The story is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at home on leave, and in hospitals and dressing stations. Although there are vividly described incidents which remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here, only the feeling of youth betrayed and a deceptively simple indictment of war - of any war - told for a whole generation of victims.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Limited e.
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 01 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 0099496941
ISBN 13: 9780099496946
Book Overview: One of 15 limited edition Vintage Future Classics published to celebrate Vintage's 15th birthday. The 15 titles were voted for by reading groups all over the UK as being books that would still be read in 100 years time.