Letters to a Young Poet
$41.86
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2001
Summary
Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679642329 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0679642323 |
| Author: | Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2001 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 124mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Modern Library (Hardcover) |
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“The common reader will be delighted by Stephen Mitchell’s new translation of that slim and beloved volume by Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet … the best yet.” – Los Angeles Times
“The common reader will be delighted by Stephen Mitchell’s new translation of that slim and beloved volume by Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet … the best yet.”–Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Marie Rilke, the great Austro-German poet, was the author of many works including Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus. Stephen Mitchell’s translations include Ahead of All Parting- The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of Job, Tao Te Ching, and, most recently, Bhagavad-Gita. He lives in California.
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