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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Rilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet   At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. These profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for generations of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780141192321
ISBN-10: 0141192321
Publication Date: 3/25/2014
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I return to this little book over and over again -- for anyone who finds themselves pondering the uncertainties of life, this book serves as profound, beautiful, reassuring prose, challenging us to think about things in a more open-minded & sensitive way.

It's a reprint of actual correspondence between Rilke (written late in his life) and a struggling young poet who is a fan. The book can be read in small bits, making it a very poetic diversion in a hectic day. Highly recommend!
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Poet like letters from the best poet ever.


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