A desperate German exile slips back into Nazi-occupied territory to find the wife he never truly understood, in a race against time to escape Europe before the war closes every door. Remarque's tense, romantic, and historically rich novel captures the panic and moral compromise of refugees fleeing the Nazi terror, told as a single fevered confession on the eve of a ship's departure for America.
Details
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Author | Erich Maria Remarque |
| Illustrator | Not Stated |
| Publisher | Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London |
| Publication Year | 1964 (First Edition) |
| Printed In | Great Britain (printed by The Anchor Press, Ltd., bound by Wm. Brendon & Son Ltd., both of Tiptree, Essex) |
| ISBN | None |
| Translator | Ralph Manheim |
Condition:
Hardcover in original brown cloth boards, presented in its printed paper dust jacket (price-clipped style not visible; "21s net IN UK ONLY" present on the inner front flap). The dust jacket shows heavy wear consistent with age: significant loss and chipping at the head and tail of the spine and corners, surface rubbing and abrasion across the panels, several closed tears along the edges, and a piece of loss at the spine crown where the original price area would sit. The boards beneath are clean. Internally the text block is bright and clean with tight binding; pages are unmarked. Overall a well-read but complete first edition, sold as a hardcover with its original (well-worn) paper sleeve/jacket rather than as a fine copy.