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Lesley Chamberlain is a British writer and critic who has written extensively on German and Russian literature and published three novels. Her books include The Philosophy Steamer: Lenin and the Exile of the Intelligentsia, The Secret Artist: A Close Reading of Sigmund Freud and Motherland: a Philosophical History of Russia. Nietzsche in Turin is also available from Pushkin Press.
'Deeply perceptive and passionately argued... illuminating' - John Banville 'Lesley Chamberlain has a rare gift for animating philosophy through intensely human stories' - Sunday Telegraph 'Th[is] book convincingly argues for the importance of the early poetry. It also untangles Rilke's confusing beliefs about God... with brilliant concision: He was a materialist because the matter of the world is everything of value to us. Human lives are led in the weighty and dazzling presence of things.' - Prospect Magazine
