all quiet on the western front

All Quiet On The Western Front (German: Im Westen Nichts Neues, lit. 'Nothing New In The West') is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I.

The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the shell shock and detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war.

The novel was first published in November and December 1928 in the German newspaper Vossische Zeitung and in book form in late January 1929. The book and its sequel, The Road Back (1930), were among the books banned and burned in Nazi Germany. All Quiet on the Western Front sold 2.5 million copies in 22 languages in its first 18 months in print.

Three film adaptations of the book have been made, each of which was lauded. The 1930 American adaptation, directed by Lewis Milestone, won two Academy Awards. The 1979 British-American adaptation, a television film by Delbert Mann, won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. The 2022 German adaptation, directed by Edward Berger, won four Academy Awards.

The book entered the public domain in the United States in 2024, with the 1930 film adaptation set to do so in 2026.