{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-poet-rainer-maria-rilke","title":"Letters to a Young Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Rainer Maria Rilke\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Charlie Louth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet, now available in a beautiful hardcover Penguin edition.\u003c\/span\u003e 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 writers and artists of all kinds, including Lady Gaga and Patti Smith. With honesty, elegance, and a deep understanding of the loneliness that often comes with being an artist, Rilke's letters are an endless source of inspiration and comfort. Lewis Hyde's new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke's later work \"\u003ci\u003eThe Letter from the Young Worker\"\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten between 1903 and 1908 to a student who had sent Rilke his poems for evaluation, these ten letters—among the most famous and beloved of this century—reveal the deeply felt ideas about life and art that shaped the great poet's work. Two-color interior. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics, 2013\u003cbr\u003eOriginally Published in 1929\u003cbr\u003e5.1 x 0.6 x 7.6 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780143107149\u003cbr\u003ePoetry, Letters, Advice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":291564671,"sku":"9780143107149","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Letters-to-a-Young-Poet_Rainer-Maria-Rilke_Penguin-Classics.jpg?v=1593200723","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-poet-rainer-maria-rilke","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}