Erich Maria Remarque - De weg terug. Vertaald door Louis Blok

Erich Maria Remarque - De weg terug. Vertaald door Louis Blok - Amsterdam - H.J.W. Becht Uitgever - [1931] - [1st edition] - 300 pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 14 x 19 cm.

Condition: Excellent - the slightly restored dust jacket now protected in acid-free (removable) Brodart cover. With ex-libris bookplate of W. Reijnierse.

Dutch translation of Der Weg zurück (1931), the sequel to Im Westen nichts Neues; the war novel by the German / American writer Erich Maria Remarque (originally Erich Paul Remark, 1898-1970). First hardcover edition.

With expressionist cover design by B. van Vlymen (= the Dutch artist Bernard van Vlijmen, 1895-1977); a German soldier with helmet seen from the back, in black, white, blue and red.

¶ Erich Maria Remarque fought on the Western Front during the First World War until he was wounded by a grenade in Belgium in 1917. He processed his experiences in 'All Quiet on the Western Front', published in January 1929, 'The Way Back' (1931) and 'Three Comrades' (1937).