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Night in Lisbon
Night in Lisbon | Erich Maria Remarque
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History and fate collide as the Nazis rise to power in The Night in Lisbon, a classic tale of survival from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front. With the world slowly sliding into war, it is crucial that enemies of the Reich flee Europe at once. But so many routes are closed, and so much money is needed. Then one night in Lisbon, as a poor young refugee gazes hungrily at a boat bound for America, a stranger approaches him with two tickets and a story to tell. It is a harrowing tale of bravery and butchery, daring and death, in which the price of love is beyond measure and the legacy of evil is infinite. As the refugee listens spellbound to the desperate teller, in a matter of hours the two form a unique and unshakable bond one that will last all their lives. The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure. The New York Times Book Review"
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Sky_High
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Great and tragical love story. Exactly what I expected from Erich Maria Remarque ❤️

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JoeMo
Night in Lisbon | Erich Maria Remarque
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This is the 10th book of Remarque‘s that I‘ve read and it‘s one of his better works. The premise is interesting: a refugee meets a stranger who has boarding passes for a ship bound for America. They make a deal that if the refugee keeps the man company for a night and listens to his story, the passes are his. As is typical for Remarque, an engrossing tale filled with tension, bravery, and sadness follows as people struggle to survive. 4.5/5

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Sky_High
The night in Lisbon | Erich Maria Remarque
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“Strange how complicated we can make things just to avoid showing what we feel! “
Erich Maria Remarque, The Night in Lisbon

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tea_stankovic
The night in Lisbon | Erich Maria Remarque

Some day perhaps our time will be known as the age of irony. Not the witty irony of the eighteenth century, but the stupid or malignant irony of a crude age of technological progress and cultural regression.

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tea_stankovic I've read a couple of his books. I love them all. All his books are telling the truth. My recommendations ! 😃 @Eyelit 8y
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