The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

In this stunning new translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's only novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, listeners are immersed in the poignant reflections of a young poet and nobleman living in Paris. Through his vivid encounters and musings, Brigge explores themes of family history and the duality of beauty and death while offering a kaleidoscopic view of Parisian life. Celebrated translator Edward Snow captures the musicality and precision of Rilke's prose, ensuring this early modernist masterpiece resonates with contemporary concerns of authorship and empathy.