All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by world-renowned German writer Erich Maria Remarque, which was first published in 1929. It is one of the all-time world bestsellers among books on war. By the way, it was on the list of banned literature in Nazi Germany. The heroes of the novel are German soldiers; the actions take place during the First World War. With the sharp eye of an eyewitness, the writer describes the lives, feelings, psychology, and thoughts of the soldiers at war.