The sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front, one of the most powerful novels of the First World War and a twentieth-century classic.
After four gruelling years the survivors of the Great War finally make their way home. Young, spirited Ernst is one. Finding himself inexplicably returned to his childhood bedroom, restless, chafing, confused, he knows he must somehow resurrect his life. But the way back to peace is far more treacherous than he ever imagined. If All Quiet on the Western Front was a lament for a lost generation, this sequel speaks with the same resonant voice for those who came back.
The is a new definitive English translation by expert Remarque translator Brian Murdoch.
‘Remarque is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank’ New York Times Book Review
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781784875268
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 216 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 18 mm
Remarque is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank - New York Times Book Review
I can’t adequately describe how brilliant this book is. I read it via my local library app.
The characters are fully fleshed in every way to the degree that you really do care. The dialogue is just beautiful and from...
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The version of “Der Weg züruck” that I read was this 2019 translation by Brian Murdoch entitled “The Way Back”, which, as the translator explains, more accurately reflects the soldiers’ attempts to find a way back... More
Follow up to 'AllQuiet', at the end if the war Ernst and his comrades return home to find that everything has not got any better and they struggle to get back into civilian life. They all have flashbacks fro... More
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