All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is Erich Maria Remarque's First World War novel, serialised in Berlin's Vossische Zeitung in 1928 and published as a book in Germany in January 1929. It follows young soldier Paul Bäumer. Putnam published the English translation in London in March 1929.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Propyläen Verlag, 1929
- First UK edition
- G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1929
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was first published in 1929. We track 2 editions.
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Editions
- G.P. Putnam's Sons1929 Hardback I own All Quiet on the Western Front, G.P. Putnam's Sons 1929 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- All Quiet on the Western Front film, 1930
- All Quiet on the Western Front television film, 1979
- All Quiet on the Western Front film, 2022
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Northern France, Western Front (World War I)
- Genre
- roman à clef, war novel, historical fiction
Read next
- Followed by
- The Road Back
In print
- Editions recorded
- 225 on Open Library, 102 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 56 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of All Quiet on the Western Front are there?
We track 2 editions of All Quiet on the Western Front. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has All Quiet on the Western Front been adapted?
Yes, including All Quiet on the Western Front (film, 2022), All Quiet on the Western Front (television film, 1979), All Quiet on the Western Front (film, 1930), according to Wikidata.
When was All Quiet on the Western Front first published?
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was first published in 1929.
What should I read after All Quiet on the Western Front?
In order, it is followed by The Road Back, according to Wikidata.
Can I read All Quiet on the Western Front for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- All Quiet on the Western Front, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Try Simply to Tell, Scholarly Editing, 2017 (scholarlyediting.org)
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