All Quiet on the Western Front is both thoroughly of its own historical moment and a timeless argument against war and nationalism.
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Morgan Leigh Davies is a writer in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in publications including The Los Angeles Review of Books and The Village Voice, and she is the co-host of Overinvested, a weekly podcast about pop culture. She tweets at @MLDavies.
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