The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke (English) Paperback

Description: The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke While his old furniture rots in storage, Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris, with little but a library readers card to distinguish him from the citys untouchables. Every person he sees seems to carry their death with them, and he thinks of the deaths, and ghosts, of his aristocratic family, of which only he remains. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Michael Hulses new translation perfectly conveys the unsettling beauty of the original and is accompanied by an introduction on Rilkes life and the biographical and literary influences on the Notebooks. This edition also includes suggested further reading, a chronology and notes.While his old furniture rots in storage, Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris, with little but a library readers card to distinguish him from the citys untouchables. Every person he sees seems to carry their death with them, and he thinks of the deaths, and ghosts, of his aristocratic family, of which only he remains. The only novel by one of the greatest writers of poetry in German, the semi-autobiographical Notebooks is an uneasy, compelling and poetic book that anticipated Sartre and is full of passages of lyrical brilliance.Michael Hulses new translation perfectly conveys the unsettling beauty of the original and is accompanied by an introduction on Rilkes life and the biographical and literary influences on the Notebooks. This edition also includes suggested further reading, a chronology and notes. Notes Rilkes only novel, new to Penguin Classics. Author Biography Michael Hulse has won numerous awards for his poetry, among them first prizes in the National Poetry Competition and the Bridport Poetry Competition (twice) as well as the Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award and Cholmondeley Award. He has been editor of a literature classics series and of literary quarterlies, has scripted news and documentary programmes for Deutsche Welle television, and has taught at the universities of Erlangen, Eichst tt, Cologne, Zurich, and currently Warwick. Among over sixty books he has translated from the German are titles by W. G. Sebald and Elfriede Jelinek and, for Penguin, Goethes Sorrows of Young Werther and Jakob Wassermanns Caspar Hauser.Rainer Maria Rilke was born in 1875 in Prague. He studied literature, art history and philosophy in both Munich and Prague, and is often considered one of the German languages greatest 20th century poets. His two most famous verse sequences are the Sonnets to Orpheus and the Duino Elegies; his two most famous prose works are the Letters to a Young Poet and the semi-autobiographical The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. Review "One of the worlds most beautiful books." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer" Promotional Michael Hulses new translation perfectly conveys the unsettling beauty of the original and is accompanied by an introduction on Rilkes life and the biographical and literary influences on the Notebooks. This edition also includes suggested further reading, a chronology and notes. Review Quote One of the world Promotional "Headline" Michael Hulses new translation perfectly conveys the unsettling beauty of the original and is accompanied by an introduction on Rilkes life and the biographical and literary influences on the Notebooks. This edition also includes suggested further reading, a chronology and notes. Details ISBN0141182210 Author Rainer Maria Rilke Short Title NOTEBOOKS OF MALTE LAURIDS BRI Pages 208 Language English Translator Michael Hulse ISBN-10 0141182210 ISBN-13 9780141182216 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 833.912 Birth 1875 Death 1926 Tag pengblackclassics Residence Prague, CS Edition Description Critical Series Penguin Classics Translated from German Imprint Penguin Classics UK Release Date 2009-06-04 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2009-06-04 Alternative 9780141928463 Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-07-12 AU Release Date 2009-07-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:3887623;

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