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Letters for the Grieving Heart
The Dark Interval
Letters for the Grieving Heart
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Description
From the author of Letters to a Young Poet, one of the greatest letter collections of all time, comes a new selection of the great poet's writings to bereaved friends and acquaintances, providing comfort in a time of grief
Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke's voluminous, never-before-translated correspondence, this book collects the poet's best writings on grief and loss in one place for the first time. The result is a profound vision of the mourning process and a meditation on death's place in our lives, as well as a compilation of sensitive and moving expressions of consolation and condolence. Following the format of Rilke's classic, Letters to a Young Poet, this volume arranges a series of letters to Rilke's mourning friends, composed into a continuous, uninterrupted sequence, showcasing the full range of Rilke's thoughts on finding meaning and, perhaps, some form of comfort in the process of grieving.
Product details
| Published | 01 Nov 2018 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781526602985 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 178 x 111 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This slender book, a selection of letters of condolence, available for the first time in English, is a treasure. The solace Rilke offers is uncommon, uplifting and necessary … He is as unplatitudinous as it is possible for the author of letters of condolence to be … It was Rilke's fresh, courageous, undeceived approach that ensured that recipients held on to these letters as keepsakes and that we can now do the same
Observer
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A surprisingly uplifting collection about how to make it through life's ups and downs – particularly useful given everything in the news at the moment
Vogue
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For the first time, a series of the letters have been translated and collected in The Dark Interval, forming a remarkable and beautiful resource for finding solace in grief
TANK Magazine
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Even though each of these letters of condolence is personalized with intimate detail, together they hammer home Rilke's remarkable truth about the death of another: that the pain of it can force us into a 'deeper . . . level of life' and render us more 'vibrant.' Here we have a great poet's reflections on our greatest mystery
Billy Collins
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As we live our lives, it is possible to feel not sadness or melancholy but a rush of power as the life of others passes into us. This rhapsodic volume teaches us that death is not a negation but a deepening experience in the onslaught of existence. What a wise and victorious book!
Henri Cole



















