There are books that humanity will read forever, there are writers whose names do not pass with the years. German writer Erich Maria Remarque is known throughout the world, and his novels are read not only by professors, but sensual girls from all over the world. Today we would like to tell you about the life and work of Erich Maria Remarque.
German writer Erich Maria Remarque is one of the most famous and readable writers not only in Germany, but also in Russia. We get acquainted with the heroes of his novels, who are in a difficult life situation, but for whom the notions of "friendship", "honor", "conscience", "love" are eternal and unshakable.
Remark was born in 1898 in a bookbinder family. Being a schoolboy, he enthusiastically engaged in art. He was engaged in drawing and music, but the war greatly hampered his plans. At the age of seventeen, Remarque was drafted to the front, where he was several times wounded. In 1916, after being commissioned, he began to work as a teacher. For the German writer Erich Maria Remarque, the topic of emigration is decisive in his work. The strengthening of fascism and the growth of military danger, thousands of unhappy human destinies could not leave the writer indifferent.
In addition, the writer himself was forced to emigrate to the United States when he was deprived of a German passport. He faced all the difficulties, which at that time were a stumbling block for unfortunate people, not necessary and persecuted in their own country. He has experienced much and has the right to tell about it. His work is based not only on the historical experience of mankind, but also on personal experience: it is autobiographical, and the main characters represent the alter ego of the author or people close to him. Many researchers of Remarque's work agree that he does not have a very rich imagination, the limitations of which lead not only to imitation, but also to self-coping: plot lines, the affected problems flow from one work to another. But the main difference is that he is trying to convey to people the idea of uselessness and uselessness of wars, political conflicts that inflict wounds to the already bleeding heart of a person. Remark fills his novels at first glance with seemingly flat philosophical ideas about beauty, humanity. He says that humanity has known a long time ago, but has not yet learned how to apply.
His works are original documents of his time, he deliberately avoids eloquence, fanciful words, preferring sober language and objectivity of narration. The writer is very reserved, even rather terse. In the literary work of Remark felt the influence of impressionism. This style is characterized by broken lines, grotesque, deformation of forms for the creation of painful intensity of the work. It is all these techniques that the author uses to create his emigre novels, emphasizing and intensifying the tragedy of what is happening.
Most likely, each of us watched the movie or read the book "On the Western Front without Change", "Three Comrades." Perhaps you heard about the books "The Nights in Lisbon", "The Arc de Triomphe", The Shadows in Paradise? The Unbeatable Master of Your Thing , a talent that can not be measured, of course, this is not a woman's novel with a simple storyline, but a work from which there will be a aftertaste .If you have not yet become acquainted with the art world of Remarque, we advise you to do it and you will not regret it!
In 1954 Remarque was able to buy a house near Locarno, which is located on Lago Maggiore, where he lived for the last 16 years. The German writer died on September 25, 1970, and a year later his latest novel, "Shadows in Paradise," was published.