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Walking in the Luxembourg Garden, exchanging letters about tea with an irascible Tolstoy, Rainer Maria Rilke's French translator Maurice Betz enjoyed a rare intimacy with the great poet. This account of their collaborative translation of Rilke's only novel brings the reader along on a tour of the glittering cultural scene of interwar Paris. An elegant, poignant look at the great writer's final years, Betz's memoir is a portrait of genius, an evocation of a lost world, and a testament to enduring friendship.

Conversations with Rilke

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      Publisher: Pushkin Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/24/2025
      ISBN13: 9781805330288, 978-1805330288
      ISBN10: 1805330284
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: poetry and poets

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      Book Synopsis
      Walking in the Luxembourg Garden, exchanging letters about tea with an irascible Tolstoy, Rainer Maria Rilke's French translator Maurice Betz enjoyed a rare intimacy with the great poet. This account of their collaborative translation of Rilke's only novel brings the reader along on a tour of the glittering cultural scene of interwar Paris. An elegant, poignant look at the great writer's final years, Betz's memoir is a portrait of genius, an evocation of a lost world, and a testament to enduring friendship.

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