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A stunning, revelatory new translation of the only novel by one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, from one of “the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post).

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"Reading Rilke in English, one faces three doors: read Edward Snow, read a lesser translator, or learn German. Just as Snow has produced masterpieces in the past, his rendering of The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is a revelation. Though I had read the volume before with curiosity, I found Snow’s version a page-turner. I devoured it like a velociraptor." -- Mary Karr
"Edward Snow, that most sensitive and deft translator of Rilke’s poetry, has outdone himself by rendering the Danish writer’s prose classic in all its eerie, crepuscular shadings.… Every sentence glistens here, as childhood and manhood, past and present uncannily merge, while Malte, the protagonist-narrator, teaches himself to see. The result is a treasure to savor slowly and gratefully." -- Phillip Lopate
"This book has been central for many young poets, in many languages, for generations. Now, Edward Snow has created a fresh, inviting version in English." -- Robert Pinsky

Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

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    A Hardback by Rainer Maria Rilke, Edward Snow

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 27 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9780393882087
      978-0393882087
      ISBN-10 039388208X
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      Books by Rainer Maria Rilke

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A stunning, revelatory new translation of the only novel by one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, from one of “the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post).

      Trade Review
      "Reading Rilke in English, one faces three doors: read Edward Snow, read a lesser translator, or learn German. Just as Snow has produced masterpieces in the past, his rendering of The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is a revelation. Though I had read the volume before with curiosity, I found Snow’s version a page-turner. I devoured it like a velociraptor." -- Mary Karr
      "Edward Snow, that most sensitive and deft translator of Rilke’s poetry, has outdone himself by rendering the Danish writer’s prose classic in all its eerie, crepuscular shadings.… Every sentence glistens here, as childhood and manhood, past and present uncannily merge, while Malte, the protagonist-narrator, teaches himself to see. The result is a treasure to savor slowly and gratefully." -- Phillip Lopate
      "This book has been central for many young poets, in many languages, for generations. Now, Edward Snow has created a fresh, inviting version in English." -- Robert Pinsky

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