Course: War in Translation: All Quiet on the Western Front (OSH-WARTRANS)

All Quiet on the Western Front is a classic of anti-war literature. The novel first appeared in German (and in A.W. Wheen's English translation) in 1929 and became an instant bestseller. A new English translation by Kurt Beals was published by W.W. Norton in January 2025.

Join Beals for a reading and discussion of the novel and the challenges (and necessity!) of re-translating a literary classic.