Erich Maria Remarque
German-born novelist (1898–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erich Maria Remarque (/rəˈmɑːrk/, German: [ˈeːʁɪç maˈʁiːa ʁəˈmaʁk] ⓘ;[1] born Erich Paul Remark;[2] 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German-born novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War I, was an international bestseller which created a new literary genre, [further explanation needed] and was adapted to film several times. Remarque's anti-war themes led to his condemnation by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels as "unpatriotic". He was able to use his literary success to relocate to Switzerland and the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen.
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.jpg) Remarque in 1929 | |
| Born | Erich Paul Remark (1898-06-22)22 June 1898 Osnabrück, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 25 September 1970(1970-09-25) (aged 72) Locarno, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Novelist |
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Ilse Jutta Zambona
(m. 1925; div. 1930)Ilse Jutta Zambona
(m. 1938; div. 1957) |