Erich Maria Remarque
June 22, 1898 – September 25, 1970
Countries:
Germany
Place of Birth:
Osnabrück, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Place of Death:
Locarno, Republic and Canton of Ticino, Swiss Confederation
Erich Maria Remarque (born Erich Paul Remark; 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German novelist who created many works about the horrors of war. His best known novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), about German soldiers in the First World War, was made into an Oscar-winning film. His book made him an enemy of the Nazis, who burned many of his works.