{"product_id":"the-road-back-9780449912461","title":"The Road Back","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErich Maria Remarque\u003c\/b\u003e, who was born in Germany, was drafted into the German army during World War I. Through the hazardous years following the war he worked at many occupations: schoolteacher, small-town drama critic, race-car driver, editor of a sports magazine. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front, \u003c\/i\u003e was published in Germany in 1928. A brilliant success, selling more than a million copies, it was the first of many literary triumphs. When the Nazis came to power, Remarque left Germany for Switzerland. He rejected all attempts to persuade him to return, and as a result he lost his German citizenship, his books were burned, and his films banned. He went to the United States in 1938 and became a citizen in 1947. He later lived in Switzerland with his second wife, the actress Paulette Goddard. He died in September 1970.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661377310994,"sku":"9780449912461","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5aba433-12c4-4386-8272-9ada382a288b.jpg?v=1733493901","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-road-back-9780449912461","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}