{"product_id":"the-book-of-hours","title":"The Book of Hours","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Rainer Maria Rilke\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the German by Edward Snow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators.” —Michael Dirda, Washington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Hours\u003c\/em\u003e (1905) marks the origin of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.neuegalerie.org\/shop\/collections\/bookstore-literature-rainer-maria-rilke\"\u003eRainer Maria Rilke’s\u003c\/a\u003e distinctive voice and vision—where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a devout but candid speaker addresses an ultimately unknowable deity, passing through love, fear, guilt, anger, bewilderment, loneliness, tenderness, and exaltation in his search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dual-language edition, Edward Snow, “the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post), makes Rilke’s achievement accessible as never before in English. Snow retains a striking fidelity to the German text while also conveying the captivating psychological presence that animates Rilke’s best poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003eText in German and English\u003cbr\u003eW.W. Norton, 2026\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1905\u003cbr\u003e5.5 x 8.3 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781324123460\u003cbr\u003ePoetry, Rainer Maria Rilke\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55454691754152,"sku":"9781324123460","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/The_Book_of_Hours_by_Rainer_Maria_Rilke_and_translated_from_the_German_by_Edward_Snow.jpg?v=1776874573","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-hours","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}