In 1929, Remarque scored his greatest, and most lasting, success with the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front ( Im Westen nichts Neues). In the German capital, he mingled with leading writers and film makers, including Leni Riefenstahl, who later created Triumph of the Will and other films in Nazi Germany. In 1925, he relocated to Berlin, where he served as an editor for the popular sports illustrated magazine, Sport im Bild. He also adopted the name Erich Maria Remarque, using the original French spelling of his family's name. Here he wrote advertising copy, crafted slogans, and published articles on travel, cars, and outdoor life. In 1922, he moved to Hannover, where he took a position as a writer and editor for Echo Continental, a magazine owned by the Continental Rubber Company, a leading manufacturer of automobile tires. During this time, he published his first novel, Die Traumbude ( The Dream Booth) as well as some poetry and other fiction.

To make ends meet, he gave piano lessons, served as an organist, and wrote theater reviews for a local newspaper. He subsequently took up teaching, but his career was short-lived, He quit this profession in 1920. He returned to Osnabrück, where he finished his educational training. Remarque's wartime experiences, including the loss of some of his comrades, made a strong impression on the young man and served as inspiration for All Quiet on the Western Front. On November 11, 1918, the new government signed the armistice with the Allies, which ended the fighting. Shortly thereafter, Germany's imperial government was toppled in a revolution, and the country became a republic. After a lengthy convalescence he was recalled to active military service in October 1918. In July 1917, he was wounded by shell fragments during a heavy British artillery attack. There he took part in the trench warfare in Flanders, Belgium. After a period of military training, his unit was sent to the Western Front. In November 1916, Remarque, along with a number of his classmates, was drafted into the German army. World War I played a crucial role in Remarque's evolution as a writer. At this time, he also began writing fiction.

He received an education in private Catholic schools and subsequently enrolled in a training school for teachers, which he attended until he was conscripted into the German army. Erich Maria Remarque was born Erich Paul Remark on Jin Osnabrück, Germany.

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