内容简介 《西线无战事》(德文原名:Im Westen nichts Neues,英文原名:All Quiet On The Western Front)发表于1928年。 《西线无战事》以一战中西面战线川为历史背景,以第一人称的手法讲述了主人公保罗·薄依慕和同学受到校长坎通列克及其沙文主义的煽动,满怀着狂热的“爱国主义热忱”投人到了这场所谓的“保家卫国”的战争中。在持续四年的战争里,他目睹了可怕的伤亡以及战争对人类肉体和心灵的摧残,见证了战争的非人道性。起初的“爱国主义狂热”荡然无存,留下的仅仅是肉体的伤痛和对德国军国主义以及参战目的的质疑。雷马克笔下没有富丽堂皇的军容和壮观的战争场面,只有恐怖、残酷、肮脏的战场。 作为文学上新的里程碑,《西线无战事》反映了一名普通士兵真实的战争经历,被称之为“所有时代最伟大的小说之一。 Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive. "The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure." 关于作者 雷马克(Erich Maria Remarque,1898—1970)是德国著名小说家,生于工人家庭。第一次世界大战时应征入伍,战后从事过教师和石匠、记者等多种职业。 20世纪20年代,他开始文学创作,先后发表小说《扬子江剪影》、《西线无战事》等。1931年移居瑞士。希特勒取得政权后,雷马克的作品被焚毁,并被剥夺德国公民权。1939年他流亡美国,1947年加入美国籍。二战后往返于美国和瑞士之间,1970年在瑞士逝世。 20世纪30年代,雷马克写了《归途》、《三个战友》等作品。40年代,他的创作主要反映在法西斯统治下,德国青年一代所遭受的苦难和痛苦的精神状态。代表作有《流亡曲》、《凯旋门》以及逝世后出版的《天堂里的阴影》。 基本信息 出版社: Ballantine Books; 1987-03-12 (1987年3月12日) 外文书名: 西线无战事 简装: 304页 语种: 英语 开本: 32开, 32开 ISBN: 0449213943 条形码: 9780449213940 商品尺寸: 17.8 x 10.9 x 2.1 cm 商品重量: 150 g 品牌: Ballantine Books 媒体推荐 “The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.”—The New York Times Book Review 作者简介 Erich Maria Remarque, who was born in Germany, was drafted into the German army during World War I. Through the hazardous years following the war he worked at many occupations: schoolteacher, small-town drama critic, race-car driver, editor of a sports magazine. His first novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, was published in Germany in 1928. A brilliant success, selling more than a million copies, it was the first of many literary triumphs. When the Nazis came to power, Remarque left Germany for Switzerland. He rejected all attempts to persuade him to return, and as a result he lost his German citizenship, his books were burned, and his films banned. He went to the United States in 1938 and became a citizen in 1947. He later lived in Switzerland with his second wife, the actress Paulette Goddard. He died in September 1970.