THREE COMRADES

by Erich Maria Remarque ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 26, 1937

A high water mark in Spring fiction -- in the year's fiction, we venture to say. There's been a long pause in the realization of the promise of All Quiet -- but this reestablishes Remarque, indisputably. It is, in its way, as distinctive a book as All Quiet, though it is not so original in content. It shows a maturity of handling that proves his is not simply the genius of journalism, but a genius of interpretation, pathos, humor, irrationality, romance. This story of three war time comrades who have sustained their bonds of friendship in spite of interruptions of depression, disaster, want, -- and who even weather the storm of death and love. Ten years after the war -- Germany in the throes of upheaval -- a mad gaiety, bouts of drinking, freedom of morals -- nothing can jar the loyalty and oneness of the three. The tender love story between Pat and Bobby simply brings Pat into the inner circle. There's a simplicity and directness and power in the story that makes this greater than the political upheaval which is merely implicit in the background. A fine -- perhaps a great book.

Pub Date: April 26, 1937

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1937

Categories: FICTION