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The Black Obelisk

A hardened young veteran from the First World War, Ludwig now works for a monument company, selling stone markers to the survivors of deceased loved ones. Though ambivalent about his job, he suspects there's more to life than earning a living off other people's misfortunes. A self-professed poet, Ludwig soon senses a growing change in his fatherland, a brutality brought upon it by inflation. When he falls in love with the beautiful but troubled Isabelle, Ludwig hopes he has found a soul who will offer him salvation-who will free him from his obsession to find meaning in a war-torn world. But there comes a time in every man's life when he must choose to live-despite the prevailing thread of history horrifically repeating itself.


Author:

  • Erich Maria Remarque

Narrator:

  • T. Ryder Smith

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 14 h 1 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Classics and poetry
  • Classics

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