Последняя остановка. От полудня до полуночи

Daleko ne vse pochitateli Remarka znai͡ut, chto pomimo krupnoĭ prozy, prinessheĭ emu mirovui͡u izvestnostʹ, on masterski pisal i korotkie proizvedenii͡a. Imenno s nikh nachalsi͡a putʹ Remarka v bolʹshoĭ literature, imenno v nikh uzhe proslezhivai͡utsi͡a idei i blesti͡ashchiĭ stilʹ budushchego vydai͡ushchegosi͡a pisateli͡a.V dannom sbornike predstavleny rannie liricheskie rasskazy, otdai͡ushchie nesvoĭstvennoĭ avtoru naivnostʹi͡u, i ėsse o li͡ubvi, melankholii i nevozmozhnosti nastoi͡ashchego ponimanii͡a mezhdu li͡udʹmi.V izdanie takzhe vkli͡ucheny 'Posledni͡ai͡a ostanovka' - edinstvennai͡a pʹesa Remarka, a takzhe st͡senariĭ 'Posledniĭ akt' - i͡arostnai͡a otpovedʹ nat͡sistskomu rezhimu. Remark ne shchadit prostykh nemt͡sev, otgovarivavshikhsi͡a neznaniem togo, chto proiskhodilo v ikh strane v realʹnosti, ili ispolneniem prikazov. Prigovor ego prost i besposhchaden: vinovny vse - i te, kto deĭstvoval, i te, kto molchal.

Not all admirers of Remarque know that in addition to major prose, which brought him worldwide fame, he masterfully wrote short works. It was with them that the path of Remark in great literature began, it is in them that the ideas and brilliant style of the future outstanding writer are already traced.This collection presents early lyrical stories that smack of naivety uncharacteristic of the author, and essays about love, melancholy and the impossibility of real understanding between people.The publication also includes "The Last Stop" — the only play by Remarque, as well as the script "The Last Act" — a furious rebuke to the Nazi regime. Remark does not spare ordinary Germans who were dissuaded by ignorance of what was happening in their country in reality, or by the execution of orders. His sentence is simple and merciless: everyone is guilty — both those who acted and those who were silent.