Station on the Horizon: Wandering Journey to the Ends of the Earth

Author: Erich Maria Remarque
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This novel is set in the world of racing, describing the romantic entanglements and relationships of racer Kay with three women. Barbara is an innocent and down-to-earth rural girl, and Kay reluctantly says goodbye to her to participate in racing in Italy. Along the way, he meets the charming American girl Maud Farber and falls deeply in love with her. At the casino, he cannot resist the temptation of the mysterious and confident Lillian Dункерк, and becomes infatuated with her. Kay finds himself entangled between the three women, unable to make a choice. Although he wins the European Grand Prix, he is lost in emotional confusion. Station on the Horizon is rich in life philosophy and has a high aesthetic value, helping readers to comprehensively understand Remarque's creative path. A Walk to Remember is the unfinished work of the renowned German writer Remarque, first published in Germany in 1998, and its Chinese translation is also published in China for the first time. The main characters of the novel are a group of Jewish refugees who were forced to flee. During the Nazi regime, they miraculously escaped the pursuit of the SS, endured various hardships, and finally arrived in New York. However, America is not paradise. As refugees of "enemy countries," they suffer discrimination and lead a difficult life with no hope for the future. The specific living environment makes most of them psychologically distorted, adopting a negative and world-fearing attitude with the mindset of "do not remember." Only the protagonist Sommer and Siles dare to resist the world and show a rebellious spirit.