DW book expert David Levitz about ′All Quiet on the Western Front′ by Erich Maria Remarque | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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DW book expert David Levitz about 'All Quiet on the Western Front' by Erich Maria Remarque

Very few people today are likely to have lived through WWI, and are still alive to tell. Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" still feels so fresh and raw that it takes the reader to the carnage of the front lines.

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