Literature Companion: All Quiet On the Western Front

The story explores the mental trauma and changes in behavior shown by the soldiers who have come back from the war.

“All Quiet On the Western Front” was first published in the German newspaper Vissische Zeitung in the year 1928. After one year it was published in the book form.

In Nazi Germany the book was banned. Its sequel “The Road Back” was also burned and banned in Nazi Germany. For all that, the book was highly successful and more than 2.5 million copies of the book were sold. It was printed in twenty five languages in its first eighteen months in print.

Literature Companion: All Quiet On the Western Front
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: More about the Book
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Plot Summary
Chapter Five: Thematic Analysis
Chapter Six: Main Motifs
Chapter Seven: Symbolism
Chapter Eight: Other Mediums