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Erich Maria Remarque
Writing
22 Jun 1898
† 25 Sept 1970
Osnabrück, Germany
Biography
Erich Maria Remarque, born Erich Paul Remark, was a German author, best known for his 1929 anti-war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front", based on his experiences as a conscript in Wold War I. When publishing that novel, he changed his middle name in memory of his mother and reverted to the earlier spelling of his family name, which had been changed by his grandfather in the 19th century. His writing was regarded as unpatriotic by the Nazis, and as soon as they came to power they burned his bo...
Also Known As
Erich Paul Remark


