Eight Stories, Erich Maria Remarque
Eight Stories, Erich Maria Remarque
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Eight Stories
Tales of War and Loss

Author: Erich Maria Remarque

Narrator: Andrew Garman

Unabridged: 3 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/07/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

A compelling set of short stories from the author of World War I classic, All Quiet on the Western Front German-American novelist Erich Maria Remarque captured the emotional anguish of a generation in his World War I masterpiece, All Quiet on the Western Front, as well as in an impressive selection of novels, plays, and short stories. This exquisite collection revives Remarque's unforgettable voice, presenting a series of short stories that have long ago faded from public memory. From the haunting description of an abandoned battlefield to the pain of losing a loved one in the war to soldiers' struggles with what we now recognize as PTSD, the stories offer an unflinching glimpse into the physical, emotional, and even spiritual implications of World War I. In this collection, we follow the trials of naive war widow Annette Stoll, reflect on the power of small acts of kindness toward a dying soldier, and join Johann Bartok, a weary prisoner of war, in his struggle to reunite with his wife. Although a century has passed since the end of the Great War, Remarque's writing offers a timeless reflection on the many costs of war. Eight Stories offers a beautiful tribute to the pain that war inflicts on soldiers and civilians alike, and resurrects the work of a master author whose legacy - like the war itself - will endure for generations to come.

About Erich Maria Remarque

Erich Maria Remarque (1898–1970) was born in Osnabrück, Germany, of French ancestry. He studied at the University of Münster but had to enlist in the German army at the age of eighteen. He fought on the Western Front and was wounded several times. He began his writing career as a journalist. Fame came with his first novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), which sold more than a million copies in its first year and created a new literary genre of veterans writing about conflict. He left Germany in 1932 because of Nazism, came to the United States in 1939, and became a US citizen in 1947. All Quiet on the Western Front was adapted to film in 1930.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on July 05, 2018

Remarque’s reputation rests mainly on his WWI novel All Quiet on the Western Front, but as this wonderfully compelling collection demonstrates he was certainly not a one-trick pony. An illuminating introduction to this volume is essential reading for anyone new to Remarque's writing and equally help......more

Goodreads review by Cat on April 19, 2018

So sad, 100 years since the War To End All Wars, and how many wars have there been since? Each worse than the last. Remarque's stories are proof enough that war needs to end. Too many shattered lives (not that leaders care...). Poignant stories. I received a Kindle Arc from Netgalley in exchange for......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on September 01, 2020

I’ve always been amazed by Remarque’s ability to evoke the most profound emotions by means of the simplest (or so it seems), everyday scenes. “Eight Stories” is no exception. Each one is short and yet so brilliantly vivid and deep, you’ll be processing them for a long time after the last page is tur......more

Goodreads review by Paul on November 22, 2019

Eight Stories demonstrates the master lines of Erich Maria Remarque, though perhaps not as powerful as his wonderful novel, All Quiet on the Wesrtern Front. These stories tell of the impact war has on those who have lived through them, soldiers, civilians. And survivors. Remarque write in and lean a......more

Goodreads review by Beatrizmallow on March 05, 2018

*I received this book as free copy from NetGalley* I requested this book because in 2016 I read (and loved) Remarque's mos well known novel All Quiet on the Western Front. This is a collection of short stories dealing with war and its consequences. The collection has a very interesting and lengthy in......more

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