Books like Arc de triomphe by Erich Maria Remarque
Arc de Triomphe, powieść Ericha Marii Remarque’a z 1946 roku, przedstawia dramatyczną historię niemieckiego lekarza, Ravica, osiedlającego się w Paryżu tuż przed wybuchem II wojny światowej. Pod pseudonimem Ravic prowadzi nielegalne operacje w renomowanej klinice, jednocześnie umykając Gestapowi, który go wcześniej torturował. Pewnego dnia poznaje kobiety, które wypełniają jego puste życie, a następnie zmuszony jest podjąć niepewną drogę do obozu dla uchodźców, gdzie stara się rozliczyć z brutalną przeszłością. Powieść ukazuje trudne konflikty tożsamości, relacji mężczyzny z kobietą oraz moralne dylematy lekarza działającego w kryzysowej sytuacji.
First publish date: 1945
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Erich Maria Remarque
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