{"product_id":"letters-to-a-young-poet-by-rainer-maria-rilke-9780141192321","title":"Letters to a Young Poet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRilke's\u003c\/em\u003e powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet, now in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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 writers and artists of all kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book also contains the 'Letter from a Young Worker', a striking polemic against Christianity written in letter form, near the end of Rilke's life. In Lewis Hyde's introduction, he explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie Louth's afterword discusses the similarities and contrasts of the two works, and Rilke's religious and sexual wordplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition also contains a chronology, notes, and suggested further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46274291171564,"sku":"9780141192321","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141192321.jpg?v=1742330737","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/letters-to-a-young-poet-by-rainer-maria-rilke-9780141192321","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}