Born: June 22, 1898 in Osnabrück [Died] September 25, 1970, Locarno German novelist. Served in the First World War, and after being discharged he worked in a variety of jobs until he published his novel All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) in 1929. This novel, which uses slang to realistically portray the cruelty of war, was translated into 25 languages within 18 months and became a huge bestseller, selling 3.5 million copies. In 1931 he published the sequel Der Weg zurück (The Way Home). In 1932 he went into exile in Switzerland, but the following year the Nazis stripped him of his citizenship and banned his books. In 1939 he emigrated to the United States. After the war novel Drei Kameraden (1938), he published Liebe deinen Nächsten (Love Thy Neighbor) (41), which deals with the fate of refugees, and Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe) (46), the latter of which again became a best-seller, selling two million copies. In 1947 he became an American citizen. His subsequent works include Der Funke Leben (The Spark of Life) (52), Zeit zu leben und Zeit zu sterben (A Time to Love and a Time to Die) (54), Der schwarze Obelisk (The Black Obelisk) (56), and Die Nacht von Lissabon (A Night in Lisbon) (63). His posthumous work is Schatten im Paradies (71). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
[生]1898.6.22. オスナブリュック [没]1970.9.25. ロカルノ ドイツの小説家。第1次世界大戦に従軍,復員後さまざまな職を転々としながら,1929年に小説『西部戦線異状なし』 Im Westen nichts Neuesを発表。戦争の残酷さを,俗語を駆使してリアルに表現したこの小説は,18ヵ月のうちに 25ヵ国語に翻訳され,350万部を売尽すという大ベストセラーとなった。続いて 31年,続編『帰還の道』 Der Weg zurückを刊行。 32年スイスに亡命,翌年ナチスによって市民権を剥奪され,著書は禁書となった。 39年アメリカに移住。戦争小説『3人の戦友』 Drei Kameraden (1938) ののち,亡命者の運命を扱った『汝の隣人を愛せ』 Liebe deinen Nächsten (41) ,『凱旋門』 Arc de Triomphe (46) を発表,後者は再び 200万部のベストセラーとなった。 47年にアメリカ市民権を取得。その後の作品に『生命の火花』 Der Funke Leben (52) ,『愛するときと死するとき』 Zeit zu leben und Zeit zu sterben (54) ,『黒いオベリスク』 Der schwarze Obelisk (56) ,『リスボンの夜』 Die Nacht von Lissabon (63) 。遺作『パラダイスの影』 Schatten im Paradies (71) 。 出典 ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典について 情報 |
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