Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Hardback Book 9780241620038

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics irresistible mini editions of short stories novellas and essays from the worlds greatest writers designed by the awardwinning Coralie BickfordSmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna from haunted New England to a sundrenched Mediterranean island and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon Beautifully designed and printed these collectible editions are bound in colourful tactile cloth and stamped with foilOver the course of six years Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet advising him on writing love suffering and the nature of advice itself these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds This volume also contains the Letter from a Young Worker a striking polemic against Christianity written too in letter form