The Standard

Author	Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Country	Austria
Language	German
Genre	War drama
Publication date	1934
Media type	Print

The Standard (German: Die Standarte) is a 1934 novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia.^[1] Set during the closing days of the First World War an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army attempts to save his regimental colours from capture. They are taken back to Vienna and ceremonially burnt.

Adaptations

In 1935 it was turned into a German film My Life for Maria Isabella directed by Erich Waschneck. In 1977 it was remade as The Standard a co-production directed by Ottokar Runze and starring Simon Ward.^[2]