The Black Obelisk

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The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.

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instanceOf novel
author Erich Maria Remarque NERFINISHED
character Genevieve Terhoven NERFINISHED
Georg Kroll NERFINISHED
Isabelle NERFINISHED
Ludwig Bodmer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts Weimar Republic society
effects of hyperinflation on the middle class
rise of radical politics
veterans of World War I
follows All Quiet on the Western Front NERFINISHED
The Road Back NERFINISHED
genre historical novel
social novel
war novel
hasInfluenced perceptions of Weimar-era instability in popular culture
hasMotif cemetery monuments
insanity and the asylum
religious doubt
romantic relationships in crisis
hasTheme disillusionment after war
economic crisis
impact of inflation on everyday life
love and loss
madness and sanity
moral decay
political extremism
search for meaning
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage Der schwarze Obelisk NERFINISHED
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement German literature
mainSubject hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
political instability in the 1920s
post–World War I Germany
psychological effects of war
social turmoil
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
originalLanguage German
partOf Erich Maria Remarque bibliography
protagonist Ludwig Bodmer NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 20th century
settingPeriod 1920s
settingPlace Germany NERFINISHED

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Erich Maria Remarque notableWork The Black Obelisk