From the acclaimed author of All Quiet on the Western Front, comes Three Comrades, a harrowing novel set in Germany between World Wars I and II. In 1928, three young men eke out a thin, precarious living on the outskirts of a large German city. Armed storm troopers swagger through the streets, restlessness, poverty, and violence are everywhere. Friendship is their only refuge from this chaos. Then the youngest falls in love, bringing a young woman into their circle who becomes a comrade as well. Together they confront trials they could never have imagined.

Written with the same overwhelming simplicity and directness that made All Quiet on the Western Front a classic, Three Comrades portrays the greatness of the human spirit, manifested through characters who must find inner resources to live in a world they did not make but must endure. The novel follows these friends as they navigate a time of upheaval and find strength in their bonds.

ISBN-10: 449912426
ISBN-13: 978-0449912423
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Date: January 27, 1998
Print Length: 498 pages
Dimensions: 5.55 x 1.1 x 8.27 inches

The 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.