num_pages: 296
description: One by one the boys begin to fall…In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the ‘glorious war’. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young ‘unknown soldier’ experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.
language: English
title: All Quiet on the Western Front
titlecomplete: All Quiet on the Western Front
characters: Paul Bäumer, Haie Westhus, Tjaden, Albert Kropp, Stanislaus Katczinsky, Fredrich Müller
genres: Historical, Literature, German Literature, Classics, School, World War I, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 441802
places: France, Germany, Deutschland
series: All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: Luisterboek Award
publisher: Ballantine Books