Erich Maria Remarque (22 June 1898 – 25 September 1970) was a German novelist known for his works depicting the horrors and the futility of war. His real name was Erich Paul Remark, but he published his works under a pseudonym that mirrored a variant of his family's name.
Remarque was born in Osnabrück, Germany. His exposure to the devastation caused by World War I, in which he served from 1916 to ...