RE: Day 761: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: red light
Gteetings @zeleiracordero!
Sure.
Erich Maria Remarque - one of my favorite writers.
Here's a bit about him
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Maria_Remarque
Three Comrades is one of my favorite novels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Comrades_(novel)
The novel is set in Germany after WWI (around 1924-1925) when the country was in a great depression and there was a scarcity of jobs. The protagonist is Robert Locamp works in the restaurant of a small hotel as a pianist where all the local prostitutes reside. He became their confidant, someone who they share their secrets with.
One evening there was a little celebration in this hotel as one of the girls was getting married. Her husband didn't care as he knew that most of these girls didn't do it as their "calling" but because it was the only way they could survive. More so, they already had their "fun" and now their only interest was their family life.
Remqrque's more famous book is called "All Quiet on the western front" You might have heard about it. Here's the 70's movie about it I found on Youtube
Ah, okay. It seemed to me that something important had to be behind his writing that I couldn't understand because I didn't have any references. Thank you for lightening my ignorance. I am going to read the information you have kindly given me.
It would best if you'd find the novel in Spanish. Since it is originally in German, there are really no advantages to reading it in English. I read it in Russian and it was fabulous in translation.