Erich Maria Remarque (born Erich Paul Remark; German: [ˈeːʁɪç maˈʁiːaː ʁeˈmaɐ̯k] (listen); 22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), about the German military experience of World War I, was an international best-seller which created a new literary genre, and was subsequently made into the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).

Early life

Erich Maria Remarque was born on 22 June 1898 into a working class Roman Catholic family in the German city of Osnabrück to Peter Franz Remark (b. 14 June 1867, Kaiserswerth) and Anna Maria (née Stallknecht; born 21 November 1871, Katernberg). Remarque was the third of four children of Peter and Anna. His other siblings we…Read more on Wikipedia