{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-poet-penguin-classics-rainer-maria-rilke-charlie-louth-lewis-hyde","title":"Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics), Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth, Lewis Hyde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report \u003c\/strong\u003eNew: A brand-new, unread and professionally handled book. Carefully preserved from publication to purchase, these books are offered in the best attainable condition. This grade applies to recently published titles that have not entered long-term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is the 2012 Penguin Classics paperback edition of Rilke's seminal correspondence. It features Charlie Louth’s translation and includes the supplementary text Letter from a Young Worker, a striking polemic written near the end of Rilke's life. Accompanied by an introduction from Lewis Hyde that contextualizes Rilke's embrace of isolation as a creative force, this edition also includes a chronology, notes, and suggested further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to Franz Xaver Kappus, a young officer cadet. Across these letters, Rilke offers profound, lyrical advice on the nature of writing, love, sex, suffering, and the inherent difficulty of providing advice itself. These letters have since become hugely influential, serving as a philosophical and inspirational guide for artists and writers navigating the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54106879099219,"sku":"4524","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/9780141192321.jpg?v=1782480821","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/letters-to-a-young-poet-penguin-classics-rainer-maria-rilke-charlie-louth-lewis-hyde","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}