Nicholas: More interesting reading and things to mull over.
Erich Maria Remarque's books were (several - including All Quiet, The Road Back, Three Comrades, The Complete Works of Erich M Remarque) first translated into English by his Australian contemporary Arthur Wesley Wheen - from Sydney - a Great War combatant himself. His great nephew in Sydney - and somewhat guardian of his history - himself a poet, writer and translator (Bahasa, Spanish, tieng Viet - early work/interest in the latter 1960s in PNG) is Ian Campbell. I have just copied your piece through to him. Jim
Nicholas: More interesting reading and things to mull over.
Erich Maria Remarque's books were (several - including All Quiet, The Road Back, Three Comrades, The Complete Works of Erich M Remarque) first translated into English by his Australian contemporary Arthur Wesley Wheen - from Sydney - a Great War combatant himself. His great nephew in Sydney - and somewhat guardian of his history - himself a poet, writer and translator (Bahasa, Spanish, tieng Viet - early work/interest in the latter 1960s in PNG) is Ian Campbell. I have just copied your piece through to him. Jim