I lived a life that was intoxicating and beautiful...

This collection includes texts by Remarque that have never been published in Russian before, diary entries, letters, and poems that he wrote throughout his life.

One of the greatest writers of the 20th century appears in this collection as an ordinary man, a man experiencing tumultuous romances and dramatic breakups with beloved women, horrified at the tragedy of Nazi-obsessed Germany in the 1930s, experiencing the disarray of a difficult life in exile and the joy of returning home after the war. A man who knew how to befriend and love, and even in the hardest times, never lost his distinctive, slightly sarcastic sense of humor. A man who could not be changed by poverty and obscurity, nor by worldwide fame...