{"product_id":"2940169386585","title":"Letters to a Young Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003ePenguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, read by Max Deacon and Dan Stevens.\u003c\/p\u003e\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. This 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. Charlie Louth's afterword discusses the similarities and contrasts of the two works, and Rilke's religious and sexual wordplay. This edition also contains a chronology, notes, and suggested further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122996134128,"sku":"2940169386585","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169386585_p0.jpg?v=1763681267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169386585","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}