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Three World War I comrades—Robbie, Otto, and Gottfried—try to survive in Weimar Germany in 1928. Amid economic crisis, poverty, and political violence, their friendship is their only refuge.
Three Comrades in Arms (1936) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque about friendship, love and the struggle for dignity in the turbulent Weimar Republic.
The story takes place in 1928–1929 in Germany, which is gripped by a major economic crisis, unemployment and growing political extremism. The main characters are three former soldiers: Robert Lohkamp (Robbie), Otto Köster and Gottfried Lenz. Together they run a small car repair shop, drive the legendary car “Karl” and try to preserve humanity in a world that is falling apart.
Their unbreakable friendship is the only solid point in the chaos of poverty and street violence. The story takes on a new dimension when Robbie falls in love with Patricia Holman (Pat), a classy girl suffering from tuberculosis.
Remarque masterfully depicts the everyday life of ordinary people – small joys, losses, humor and melancholy. The novel is a moving ode to male friendship and love at a time when these values were most threatened.
The book was banned in Nazi Germany. One of Remarque's most emotional works after All Is New in the West.
Two copies are available
