All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque’s novel follows Paul Bäumer and his fellow German soldiers through the First World War.
A planned Commonplace Edition. Timing has not been announced.
- Edition status
- Publishing roadmap
- Suggested school placement
- Grade 12
- First published or composed
- 1928 (serialized); book edition 1929
- Working text or translation
- 1929 English translation by A. W. Wheen; edition in preparation
Text choices, pagination, format, and publication timing remain preliminary until the edition record is finalized.
A question to carry into the book
What is this work asking its reader to notice—and what is worth carrying forward?
The Commonplace Edition makes room for questions, connections, and passages worth keeping. Prompts invite thought without prescribing a single interpretation.
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a second thought.
A passage gives us something to consider. A margin gives us somewhere to begin.
Gather the phrases that stay with you. Follow a question. Return to an idea with fresh eyes.
What is worth carrying with you?
For schools
One possible place
in the sequence.
This title sits in Grade 12 of our working sequence. Placement is a planning guide; each school should review the text, translation, and fit for its own curriculum.
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A book to mark,
return to, and keep.
Our planned format pairs an enduring text with generous note space and reflective prompts. Final materials and specifications will be posted before ordering opens.
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