The Road Back
A German Veteran's Return from the First World War into Trauma, Political Unrest, and Postwar DisillusionmentBy Erich Maria Remarque
Length9h 54m
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Erich Maria Remarque's *The Road Back* follows a group of young German soldiers as they return from the First World War to a society unable—or unwilling—to understand what they have endured. Rather than ending with the armistice, the novel examines demobilization, fractured identity, political unrest, economic hardship, and the painful failure of civilian life to restore the lost generation. Its restrained, lucid prose combines documentary realism with introspective passages and understated irony, extending the antiwar vision of *All Quiet on the Western Front*. As both a sequel and an independent work, it belongs to the postwar literature of disillusionment, challenging patriotic mythologies by presenting war's consequences as psychological, social, and moral. Born in 1898 in Osnabrück, Remarque was drafted into the German army as a teenager and was wounded on the Western Front in 1917. His wartime experience, followed by years of teaching, journalism, and precarious employment, shaped his understanding of veterans' alienation and the collapse of prewar certainties. Published in 1931, amid intensifying nationalist politics, the novel also reflects his opposition to militarism and ideological manipulation. This is an essential book for readers interested in war literature, modern European history, and the psychological aftermath of violence. Its humane perspective and quiet severity make it a compelling study of veterans attempting to reclaim ordinary life while confronting a world transformed by their absence.
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GenreAction and Adventure, General Fiction
Length9 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 14, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1TIME REGAINED (Modern Classics Series) (Annotated)
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2PROLOGUE
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3PART ONE
23V.
4I.
24PART FIVE
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6III.
26II.
7PART TWO
27III.
8I.
28PART SIX
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10III.
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11IV.
31III.
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13PART THREE
33V.
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34PART SEVEN
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16III.
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18PART FOUR
38EPILOGUE
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