Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell, Stephen Mitchell

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English

Random US
01 October 1989

Biography: general; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

The ten letters collected here are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of our century. Written when Rainer Maria Rilke was himself still a young man with most of his greatest work before him, they are addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his work, asking for advice about becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls the ""vibrant and deeply felt experience of life"" that informs them.

By: Rainer Maria Rilke
Foreword by: Stephen Mitchell
Translated by: Stephen Mitchell
Imprint: Random US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 174mm, Width: 105mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 68g
ISBN: 9780394741048
ISBN 10: 0394741048
Pages: 1
Publication Date: 01 October 1989
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Letters to a Young Poet

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