The Black Obelisk
15 hrs. 48 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Erich Maria Remarque
Author
Erich Maria Remarque
Narrator
Vsevolod Kuznetsov
Narrator
Vsevolod Kuznetsov
Description
The novel “The Black Obelisk,” published in 1956, continues the theme of the “lost generation”—the soldiers who returned from World War I—introduced by Remarque in works such as “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Return,” and “Three Comrades.”
The release of “The Black Obelisk” coincided with the height of the “Cold War,” so it is not surprising that, among other things, the book traces the author’s fears about the threat of a Third World War and considers possible scenarios for our future.
The main character, Ludwig Bodmer, returns from the front home and tries to find his place in a peaceful life that has become unfamiliar and seems so complicated. This is the period between two world wars—the time when fascism is taking shape. The country is gripped by crisis. What can help people survive in such a terrible time?
Of course—friendship, irony, love, and… work. Even if you serve in a firm that makes gravestone monuments.
The release of “The Black Obelisk” coincided with the height of the “Cold War,” so it is not surprising that, among other things, the book traces the author’s fears about the threat of a Third World War and considers possible scenarios for our future.
The main character, Ludwig Bodmer, returns from the front home and tries to find his place in a peaceful life that has become unfamiliar and seems so complicated. This is the period between two world wars—the time when fascism is taking shape. The country is gripped by crisis. What can help people survive in such a terrible time?
Of course—friendship, irony, love, and… work. Even if you serve in a firm that makes gravestone monuments.
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