German novelist, Erich Paul Remark, who later in 1923 became known as Erich Maria Remarque, was born on June 22, 1898 in Osnabruck. He became famous after writing the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, one of the best-known anti-war novels ever. He went on to write more successful novels but none compared to his first big success. For his writings between the time of 1914 and 1945 Erich Maria Remarque is still seen as one of the most …showed first 75 words of 478 total…

…showed last 75 words of 478 total…In 1948 Erich Maria Remarque settled in Switzerland and was never invited to return from the emigration in Germany. On September 25, 1970 in Locarno, Erich Maria Remarque died. Although Remarque's later writings, focusing on the collapse of the old European world and values from 1914 through the cold war, did not receive the same critical acclaim as his first novel did, his skill to create interesting characters and making realistic sentimental scenes made him a great popular writer.