September 25, 1970: Erich Maria Remarque Dies – the Writer Who Turned War Into a Warning

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September 25th marks the 56th anniversary of the death of Erich Maria Remarque, one of the most widely read German writers of the 20th century and an author whose novels transformed the tragedy of war, the lost generation, love and exile into universal literary themes. Remarque died on September 25th, 1970, in Locarno, Switzerland, at the age of 72. Born Erich Paul Remarque on June 22nd, 1898 in Osnabrück, the future writer grew up in the family…