Der Funke Leben / Spark of Life

A book for reading in German. Erich Maria Remarque (1898—1970) is one of the most famous and widely read German writers of the 20th century. The novel «Spark of Life» was written in 1952. The action of the novel takes... place in the fascist concentration camp Mellent (in fact, Remarque described Buchenwald, changing the name of the camp). 1945... Prisoner No. 509 was not broken by hunger, torture, and abuse. Like his comrades, who miraculously escaped execution and the gallows, he senses the imminent defeat of Nazi Germany and feels the approach of freedom. The book features an unadapted text in the original language, accompanied by a dictionary and comments. It is aimed at students of language universities and anyone interested in the German language.