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Rilke s timeless letters about poetry, sensitive observation, and the complicated workings of the human heart. Between travels in ger many, france, italy, spain, egypt, scandinavia, and his prodigious letterwriting, the twelve years with pans as base were produc tive. In letters to a young poet, rilke shows us, through a content of extreme sensitivity and acuity, the advice addressed to the young poet franz kappus who was hesitant to pursue his literary career. The missing person, mark harman captures the lyrical and spiritual dimensions of rilke s prose.
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