Three Comrades ( Drei Kameraden ) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque , which he began work on in 1932 . The novel was completed and published in the Danish publishing house Gyldendal under the name "Kammerater" in 1936 [1] [2] . In 1958 he was translated into Russian.
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| Author | Erich Maria Remarque |
| Genre | novel |
| Original language | Deutsch |
| Original issued | December 1936 |
| Translator | I. Schreiber Y. Arkhipov |
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Content
Story
The action takes place in Germany around 1928. Three companions - Robert Lococ (Robbie), Otto Kester and Gottfried Lenz maintain a small car repair shop. The main character, auto mechanic Robbie, met a charming girl Patricia Holman. Robbie and Pat - people of different fates and from different layers of society - fell in love with each other. The novel shows the development of their love against the backdrop of the crisis of those years.
Problems
The novel continues the theme of the "lost generation" [3] .
People who have passed through the crucible of war cannot escape the ghosts of the past. War memories constantly torment the main character. A hungry childhood was the cause of his favorite illness. But it was the military fraternity that rallied the three comrades: Robert Lococ, Otto Kester, and Gottfried Lenz. And they are ready for anything for the sake of friendship. Despite the death that has saturated him, the novel speaks of the lust for life.
Heroes
Main characters
- Robert Lokamp (Robbie) - the protagonist of the novel, he is exactly 30 years old, the action of the novel begins on his anniversary birthday (1928). Beloved Patricia Holman (Pat). A friend of Gottfried Lenz and Otto Kester. Member of the First World War .
- Otto Kester - one of the main characters. Also about 30 years old. During the war - the pilot, in the novel was the owner of a car repair shop, in which the main characters worked. Otto is an amateur race car driver who took part in car races, which he won several times. He is fond of boxing.
- Gottfried Lenz - one of the main characters of the novel. The same age as Otto and Robert, their comrade on the front. He served in the army, traveled a lot around the world, as evidenced by his apartment with photographs of various places, a suitcase plastered with all kinds of postcards, stamps and other things. He worked in a workshop with Kester and Lokamp. Very easy, positive person, "soul" of the company. Outwardly stood out in the crowd straw mop hair. Friends called him the last “paper” romantic.
- Patricia Holman (Pat) - the beloved of the protagonist. The story of this love is the basis of the plot of the work.
Other Heroes
- Alphonse - the owner of a pub, a good friend of Lenz. He loves to fight and loves songs in choral performance.
- Valentin Gauzer - comrade Robert. He survived the war because of the desire to survive on it. After returning from the front, he rejoiced at every minute of his life and drank away his inheritance.
- Professor Jaffe - Patricia's doctor.
- Matilda Stose - a car repair shop cleaner who loves to drink.
- Rosa is a local prostitute who has a little daughter. Rosa was forced to give her to a shelter, but continued to take care of her and knit her things.
- Hasse's wife is a married couple who constantly quarrels because of lack of money - more likely because of the nervous situation and Mr. Hasse’s fear of losing his job in conditions of mass unemployment.
- Ferdinand Grau is an artist who makes good money on portraits of the dead from photographs. He likes to philosophize.
- Frau Zalewski - the owner of the guesthouse where Robert Lococ lived. Considers Robert "gilded vodka bottle" because of his addiction to alcohol.
- Jupp - a boy apprentice car repair shop. He had big ears and dreamed of becoming a racer.
- Erna Bernig is a secretary girl who is kept by her boss at work, his mistress. He lives in a boarding house Frau Zalewski.
- Georg "Georgie" Block is a poor student.
Staging and Screening
- 1938 - the film “Three Comrades” (“Three Comrades”) - a film directed by Frank Borzeigi ( USA ) [4] .
- 1982 - play, staged by Yuri Smirnov-Nesvitsky. Saturday (theater) . Second edition 2006
- 1991 - the radio show "Three Comrades" - directed by Emil Wernick .
- 1998 - film Flowers from the winners - the action was transferred in the 1990s to Russia. Directed by Alexander Surin.
- 1999 - play, staged by Galina Volchek . Theater "Contemporary" [5] .
- 2012 - mini-series "Three Comrades" - a film directed by Tigran Keosayan. The basis is taken from the novel, but the plot is essentially changed.
Notes
- ↑ bio-engl
- ↑ Literary Encyclopedia: Kammerater
- ↑ “Foreign Literature” 2000, No. 10 Wilhelm von Sternburg “It’s as if everything was last time” translated from German by A. Egorshev link verified February 13] 2009
- ↑ Three Comrades (film) data link verified February 13, 2009
- ↑ Alain Zlobin. “How much is male friendship today?” // Znamya: magazine. - 2000. - № 1 . Archived January 19, 2015.