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The Road Back ( Der Weg zurück ) is a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, written in 1931. It details the experience of young men in Germany who have returned from the trenches of World War I and are trying to integrate back into the society. Although the book follows different characters than from All Quiet on the Western Front
it can be assumed that they were in the same company, as Ludwig briefly recalls Müller, Kat, Haie, and Baumer. The book can be considered to come chronologically after All Quiet on the Western Front
and before Three Comrades
. Its most salient feature is the main characters' pessimism about contemporary society which, they feel, is morally bankrupt because it has allegedly caused the war and apparently does not wish to reform itself.

The Road Back was adapted into a motion picture in 1937 and directed by James Whale. It was one of Whale's last films for Universal Pictures. It starred among others, Noah Beery, Jr. and Richard Cromwell.

The book and film were both banned during Nazi rule.

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