History
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- World War I
- Weimar Germany
Remarque's novel of soldiers returning to a defeated Germany in 1918 and 1919, failing to fit into the society that sent them, written from the experience of his own generation.
Book· 1931· Historical
Der Weg zurück (The Road Back): it draws on 1 recorded source.
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Real world
Remarque's novel of soldiers returning to a defeated Germany in 1918 and 1919, failing to fit into the society that sent them, written from the experience of his own generation.