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Erich Maria Remarque

ContentsContents::

IntroductionIntroductionTheoretical part:Theoretical part:► Erich Maria RemarqueErich Maria Remarque..► Army. War.Army. War.► Carrier.Carrier.► Paulette Goddard.Paulette Goddard.

Practical part:Practical part:Correct a mistakeCorrect a mistakeQuestions for discussionQuestions for discussionConclusionConclusionSources of informationSources of information

Introduction.Introduction.

The aim of our project The aim of our project is to tell you about one is to tell you about one of my of my favourite favourite writers. writers. His life is very His life is very bright bright

and interesting. and interesting. RemarqueRemarque is so is so

talented, and he wrote talented, and he wrote lots of works filled with lots of works filled with emotionsemotions and serious and serious

feelingsfeelings

Erich Maria RemarqueErich Maria Remarque..

Erich Paul Remark was Erich Paul Remark was born on June 22, 1898 in a born on June 22, 1898 in a working-class family in the working-class family in the German city of OsnabruckGerman city of Osnabruck. . He later took the middle He later took the middle name Maria in honor of his name Maria in honor of his mother of his mother. At mother of his mother. At the age of sixteen or the age of sixteen or seventeen he also made seventeen he also made his first attempts at his first attempts at writing: essays, poems, writing: essays, poems, and the beginnings of a and the beginnings of a novel that was finished novel that was finished later and published in later and published in 1920 as 1920 as The Dream Room The Dream Room (Die Traumbude)(Die Traumbude). .

Army. War.Army. War.

He was conscripted into the He was conscripted into the army at the age of eighteen.army at the age of eighteen.

On 12 June, 1917 he was On 12 June, 1917 he was transferred to the Western transferred to the Western FrontFront. . On 31 July he was On 31 July he was wounded by shrapnel in the wounded by shrapnel in the left leg, right arm and neck, left leg, right arm and neck, and repatriated to an army and repatriated to an army hospital in Germany, where hospital in Germany, where he spent the rest of the war. he spent the rest of the war. In his last carrier, In his last carrier, participation in wars activity, participation in wars activity, played a grand role. Also he played a grand role. Also he described relationships of described relationships of people on the war, about people on the war, about friendship, and after wars friendship, and after wars years, he told about how war years, he told about how war leaved her imprint on life of leaved her imprint on life of people. people.

Carrier. Carrier.

► His most famous book, His most famous book, All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues)All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) was written in awas written in a few months in 1927, is often described as the most wide-spread few months in 1927, is often described as the most wide-spread book of the world after the Bible. book of the world after the Bible. BBut Remarque was not immediately able to ut Remarque was not immediately able to find a publisher. The novel, published in 1929, described the utter cruelty of the find a publisher. The novel, published in 1929, described the utter cruelty of the war from the perspective of a young soldier. A number of similar works followed; war from the perspective of a young soldier. A number of similar works followed; in simple, emotive language they described wartime and the postwar years. In in simple, emotive language they described wartime and the postwar years. In 1931, after finishing '1931, after finishing 'The Road BackThe Road Back. . In 1933, the Nazis banned and burned In 1933, the Nazis banned and burned Remarque's worksRemarque's works.. Remarque's next novel, Remarque's next novel, Three Comrades (Drei Kameraden)Three Comrades (Drei Kameraden) spans the years from the inflation of 1923 to the end of the decade. spans the years from the inflation of 1923 to the end of the decade.

His literary styles His literary styles can be subdivided can be subdivided into the following into the following notes: strong notes: strong powers of powers of observation, observation, unvarnished unvarnished realism, realism, skepticism, skepticism, pessimism, pessimism, connected with a connected with a subliminal social subliminal social engagement.engagement.

Paulette Goddard.Paulette Goddard.

When he made a journey to America When he made a journey to America he met some publishers and he met some publishers and filmproducers. Especially Joseph filmproducers. Especially Joseph Kennedy, then movie theater Kennedy, then movie theater owner and respected producer, owner and respected producer, father of the later president of the father of the later president of the USA, helped him to gain a USA, helped him to gain a foothold.foothold.

Two years later he entered USA Two years later he entered USA official and got the nationality in official and got the nationality in 1947.1947.

He married the Hollywood actress He married the Hollywood actress Paulette Goddard in 1958 and they Paulette Goddard in 1958 and they remained married until his death in remained married until his death in the hospital at Locarno on 25 the hospital at Locarno on 25 September 1970 at the age of 72. September 1970 at the age of 72. He is interred in the Ronco He is interred in the Ronco cemetery in Ronco, Ticino, cemetery in Ronco, Ticino, Switzerland after a Catholic Switzerland after a Catholic funeral, where Goddard is also funeral, where Goddard is also interred.interred.

Erich Maria Remarque was always Erich Maria Remarque was always weighed with a little bitterness, weighed with a little bitterness, despite the great success and all despite the great success and all the money he was able to earn.the money he was able to earn.

►Correct a mistakeCorrect a mistake:: RemarqueRemarque took the middle name Maria took the middle name Maria

in honor of his in honor of his wife. wife.

Erich Paul Remark was bornErich Paul Remark was born in a in a working-class familyworking-class family..

His most famous book ThreeHis most famous book Three ComradesComrades..

Questions for discussionQuestions for discussion::Did you know him earlierDid you know him earlier? ? Have you read any books Have you read any books

of Remarqueof Remarque?? What do you think about them What do you think about them?? Do you Do you like them or notlike them or not?? May be you have seen a s May be you have seen a screen creen

version version of his of his works?works?

Conclusion.Conclusion.

It was a presentation about It was a presentation about ErichErich MariaMaria RemarqueRemarque. We told you about his life . We told you about his life and history. I think that you are and history. I think that you are interested in it, and in future you would interested in it, and in future you would like to read some of his books. like to read some of his books.

Thank you! Thank you!

Sources of informationSources of information:: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Maria_Remarque;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Maria_Remarque;

http://www.cyranos.ch/litrem-e.htm.http://www.cyranos.ch/litrem-e.htm.