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11-year-old schoolboy
editWhile the novel can be easily read in most parts of the world as its story could have happened anywhere and in any age, an 11-year-old Hungarian schoolboy, Dani Bodnar, in 2006 describes the self-sacrifice of Ernő Nemecsek in a school essay this way: "I was very sick. I was thinking about why we had to fight for the grund. Because it was our country, our playing ground, for which we must fight even if we are in fever. Because that's what the grund was for us, our country."
Where on earth did this quote come from??? Is this some WP user's kid writing? There are surely many better quotes out there, from literary scholars et al. I really don't think it's necessary to quote an 11-year-old schoolboy - especially not on a novel that is as famous as this one! Lumendelumine 16:54, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Plot outline is completely wrong. Especcially the references to nazism and "Fatherland". In 1906 Hungary was a kingdom part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and there were no place for any nationalism. Plus there are factual errors as well, Nemecsek dies after the battle and so on... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.32.188.195 (talk) 07:33, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
German
editWhy on earth are terms given in German????? E.g. Grund etc!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.12.102.4 (talk) 23:05, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Questionable quote in "Literary significance and criticism"
editThe long quote attributed to Haim Baram does not appear in the linked source (in Hebrew) nor anywhere else in the linked web site. The link is to an article by another writer, to which Baram responds, mentioning the book, but without the quoted praise to the character Nemecek. I could not find any other source for this quote. Baram and others from his family (which includes several Israeli prominent writers and politicians) have expresses affection to the book on several occasions, but that does not have encyclopedic value. Consider removing this part. Laugh Tough (talk) 09:40, 17 October 2016 (UTC)