{"product_id":"the-dark-interval-letters-on-loss-grief-and-transformation-hardcover","title":"The Dark Interval: Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUlrich Baer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the writer of the classic \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Poet, \u003c\/i\u003ereflections on grief and loss, collected and published here in one volume for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A great poet's reflections on our greatest mystery.\"--Billy Collins\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A treasure . . . The solace Rilke offers is uncommon, uplifting and necessary.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke's voluminous, never-before-translated letters to bereaved friends and acquaintances, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Interval\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound vision of the mourning process and a meditation on death's place in our lives. Following the format of \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Poet, \u003c\/i\u003ethis book arranges Rilke's letters into an uninterrupted sequence, showcasing the full range of the great author's thoughts on death and dying, as well as his sensitive and moving expressions of consolation and condolence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented with care and authority by master translator Ulrich Baer, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Interval\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary treasure, an indispensable resource for anyone searching for solace, comfort, and meaning in a time of grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Interval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Billy Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"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 \"\u003cb\u003e--Henri Cole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/b\u003e (1875-1926), born in Prague into a German-speaking family, is widely recognized as one of the world's great poets. He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge \u003c\/i\u003eand several books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Hours, The Book of Images, New Poems, The Life of the Virgin Mary, The Duino Elegies, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSonnets to Orpheus. \u003c\/i\u003eHe wrote approximately about fifteen thousand letters to an enormous range of recipients. \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Poet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLetters on Life\u003c\/i\u003e have inspired countless readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eUlrich Baer\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Harvard and Yale and has been awarded John Simon Guggenheim, DAAD, Paul Getty, and Alexander von Humboldt fellowships. He is Vice Provost and Professor of German and Comparative Literature at New York University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eRemnants of Song: Trauma and the Experience of Modernity in Charles Baudelaire and Paul Celan, Spectral Evidence: The Photography of Trauma, The Rilke Alphabet, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeggar's Chicken: Stories from Shanghai, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e We Are But a Moment. \u003c\/i\u003eHe edited\u003ci\u003e 110 Stories: New York Writes After September 11, \u003c\/i\u003eand edited and translated \u003ci\u003eLetters on Life: New Prose Translations, \u003c\/i\u003epublished by the Modern Library.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984063136045,"sku":"9780525509844","price":24.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QVR4bkRWU2hsdkc0STZ5b1VtY3RZdz09.webp?v=1776081697","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-interval-letters-on-loss-grief-and-transformation-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}