ENGLISH

Black Obelisk

By Erich Maria Remarque

Book information

Publisher
Ballantine Books
Year
1957
ISBN
0449912442, 9780449912447
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
510 kB (522440 bytes)
Edition
1st Ballantine books ed
Pages
353\0
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

THE BLACK OBELISKA hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling marble and stone marks to the survivors of deceased loved ones. Though ambivalent about his job, he suspects there's more to life than earning a living off other people's misfortunes.A self-professed poet, Ludwig soon senses a growing change in his fatherland, a brutality brought upon by inflation. When he falls in love with the beautiful but troubled Isabelle, Ludwig hopes he has found a soul who will offer him salvation--who will free him from his obsession to find meaning in a war-torn world. But there comes a time in every man's life when he must choose to live--despite the prevailing threat of history horrifically repeating itself. . . .

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