The Black Obelisk: A Novel

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The Black Obelisk: A Novel

From the author of the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front, The Black Obelisk is a classic novel of the troubling aftermath of World War I in Germany.

A hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling stone markers to the survivors of deceased loved ones. Though ambivalent about his job, he suspects thereâ€™s more to life than earning a living off other peopleâ€™s misfortunes.

A self-professed poet, Ludwig soon senses a growing change in his fatherland, a brutality brought upon it by inflation. When he falls in love with the beautiful but troubled Isabelle, Ludwig hopes he has found a soul who will offer him salvationâ€”who will free him from his obsession to find meaning in a war-torn world. But there comes a time in every manâ€™s life when he must choose to liveâ€”despite the prevailing thread of history horrifically repeating itself.

â€œThe world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review

Country	USA
Author	Erich Maria Remarque
Binding	Kindle Edition
Creator	Denver Lindley
Edition	Ballantine Books ed.
EISBN	9780812985559
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Random House
Manufacturer	Random House
NumberOfPages	449
PublicationDate	2013-12-03
Publisher	Random House
ReleaseDate	2013-12-03
Studio	Random House

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