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| Writer | Erich Maria Remarque |
| Category | Novel |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Im Westen nichts Neues |
| Publish Date | 1929 |
| Pages | 280 |
| File Size | 1 MB |
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This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war.
We are at rest five miles behind the front. Yesterday we were relieved, and now our bellies are full of beef and haricot beans. Each man has another mess-tin full for the evening, and what is more, there is a double ration of sausage and bread. That puts a man in fine trim.
We have not had such luck as this for a long time. The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop. He does not see how he can empty his stew-pot in time for coffee.
Tjaden and Müller have produced two washbasins and had them filled up to the brim as a reserve. In Tjaden, this is voracity; in Müller, it is foresight. Where Tjaden puts it all is a mystery, for he is and always will be as thin as a rake.
All Quiet on the Western Front PDF