All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I, which describes the extreme physical and mental trauma of German soldiers during the war and their detachment from civilian life upon returning home. The novel was first published in 1928 and became a bestseller, selling 2.5 million copies in 22 languages in its first 18 months, and was banned and burned in Nazi Germany. The book has been adapted into several films, including the 1930 American adaptation, the 1979 British-American adaptation, and the 2022 German adaptation, all of which received critical acclaim and won numerous awards.learn more on wikipedia