It was well received by critics and listeners. ===Comics=== In 1952, the novel was adapted into comic book form as part of the Classics Illustrated series. ==See also== Paul Bäumer Bildungsroman List of books with anti-war themes ==References== ==External links== CliffsNotes Spark Notes Schneider, Thomas: All Quiet on the Western Front (novel), in: 1914-1918-online.
Paul feels that he has no aims or goals left in life and that their generation will be different and misunderstood. In October 1918, Paul is finally killed on a remarkably peaceful day.
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. The novel was first published in November and December 1928 in the German newspaper Vossische Zeitung and in book form in late January 1929.
However, he is killed before he can be rescued. ==Publication and reception== From November 10 to December 9, 1928, All Quiet on the Western Front was published in serial form in Vossische Zeitung magazine.
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. The novel was first published in November and December 1928 in the German newspaper Vossische Zeitung and in book form in late January 1929.
The evidence can be seen in the lingering depression that Remarque and many of his friends and acquaintances were suffering a decade later. The book was also banned in other European countries on the ground of it being considered anti-war propaganda; Austrian soldiers were forbidden from reading the book in 1929, and Czechoslovakia banned it from its military libraries.
All Quiet on the Western Front sold 2.5 million copies in 22 languages in its first 18 months in print. In 1930, the book was adapted as an Academy Award-winning film of the same name, directed by Lewis Milestone.
In 1933, when the Nazis rose to power, All Quiet on the Western Front became one of the first degenerate books to be publicly burnt; in 1930, screenings of the Academy Award-winning film based on the book were met with Nazi-organized protests and mob attacks on both movie theatres and audience members. However, objections to Remarque's portrayal of the World War I German army personnel were not limited to those of the Nazis in 1933.
wrote a parody titled Vor Troja nichts Neues (All quiet before the gates of Troy) under the pseudonym Emil Marius Requark. ==Adaptations== ===Film=== In 1930, an American film of the novel was made, directed by Lewis Milestone; with a screenplay by Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott, Del Andrews, C.
It stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, and Ben Alexander. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1930 for Universal, the Academy Award for Directing for Lewis Milestone, and the Academy Award for Outstanding Production.
In 1933, when the Nazis rose to power, All Quiet on the Western Front became one of the first degenerate books to be publicly burnt; in 1930, screenings of the Academy Award-winning film based on the book were met with Nazi-organized protests and mob attacks on both movie theatres and audience members. However, objections to Remarque's portrayal of the World War I German army personnel were not limited to those of the Nazis in 1933.
The Italian translation was also banned in 1933.
It was well received by critics and listeners. ===Comics=== In 1952, the novel was adapted into comic book form as part of the Classics Illustrated series. ==See also== Paul Bäumer Bildungsroman List of books with anti-war themes ==References== ==External links== CliffsNotes Spark Notes Schneider, Thomas: All Quiet on the Western Front (novel), in: 1914-1918-online.
It was adapted again in 1979 by Delbert Mann, this time as a television film starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine. ==Title and translation== The English translation by Arthur Wesley Wheen gives the title as All Quiet on the Western Front.
On February 14, 2020, Edward Berger replaced Donaldson as director and Daniel Brühl is starring without Fimmel Unlike the previous film adaptations, the remake will be in German. ===Television film=== In 1979, the film was remade for CBS television by Delbert Mann, starring Richard Thomas of The Waltons as Paul Bäumer and Ernest Borgnine as Kat.
The literal translation of "Im Westen nichts Neues" is "Nothing New in the West," with "West" being the Western Front; the phrase refers to the content of an official communiqué at the end of the novel. Brian Murdoch's 1993 translation rendered the phrase as "there was nothing new to report on the Western Front" within the narrative.
Its screenplay was written by Dave Sheasby, and the show was directed by David Hunter. === Audiobooks === In 2000, Recorded Books released an audiobook of the text, read by Frank Muller. In 2010, Hachette Audio UK published an audiobook adaptation of the novel, narrated by Tom Lawrence.
The song is a rendition of the novel's story ("It's gone all quiet on the Western Front / Male Angels sigh / ghosts in a flooded trench / As Germany dies"). Bob Dylan, during his Nobel Laureate lecture, cited this book as one that had a profound effect on his songwriting. ===Radio=== On November 9, 2008, a radio adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 3, starring Robert Lonsdale as Paul Bäumer and Shannon Graney as Katczinsky.
Its screenplay was written by Dave Sheasby, and the show was directed by David Hunter. === Audiobooks === In 2000, Recorded Books released an audiobook of the text, read by Frank Muller. In 2010, Hachette Audio UK published an audiobook adaptation of the novel, narrated by Tom Lawrence.
It also received two further nominations: Best Cinematography, for Arthur Edeson, and Best Writing Achievement for Abbott, Anderson, and Andrews. In 2016, it was mentioned that Roger Donaldson would direct a remake starring Travis Fimmel as Katczinsky.
On February 14, 2020, Edward Berger replaced Donaldson as director and Daniel Brühl is starring without Fimmel Unlike the previous film adaptations, the remake will be in German. ===Television film=== In 1979, the film was remade for CBS television by Delbert Mann, starring Richard Thomas of The Waltons as Paul Bäumer and Ernest Borgnine as Kat.
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