{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-poet-hardcover-3","title":"Letters to a Young Poet - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRilke's \u003cb\u003eLetters to a Young Poet \u003c\/b\u003eare arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls in his Foreword the \"vibrant and deeply felt experience of life\" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone. At the same time, this collection, in Stephen Mitchell's definitive translation, reveals the thoughts and feelings of one of the greatest poets and most distinctive sensibilities of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRilke's Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls in his Foreword the \"vibrant and deeply felt experience of life\" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke's meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone. At the same time, this collection, in Stephen Mitchell's definitive translation, reveals the thoughts and feelings of one of the greatest poets and most distinctive sensibilities of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRainer Marie Rilke, the great Austro-German poet, was the author of many works including \u003cb\u003eDuino Elegies\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSonnets to Orpheus\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Mitchell's translations include Ahead of \u003cb\u003eAll Parting: The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of Job\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/b\u003e, and, most recently, \u003cb\u003eBhagavad-Gita\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.56 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756896354592,"sku":"9780679642329","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50cbd7b16e5ad96ccf09fcf1dc36ddcf.webp?v=1780088606","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-poet-hardcover-3","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}