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The Black Obelisk

by Erich Maria Remarque
T. Ryder Smith
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A hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling stone markers 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 it 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 thread of history horrifically repeating itself.
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781980023807
  • File size: 403285 KB
  • Release date: July 21, 2020
  • Duration: 14:00:10

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  • ISBN: 9781980023807
  • File size: 403324 KB
  • Release date: July 21, 2020
  • Duration: 14:07:07
  • Number of parts: 13

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Classic Literature Fiction

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A hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling stone markers 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 it 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 thread of history horrifically repeating itself.
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Classic Literature Fiction