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Rainer Maria Rilke

(1875–1926) Novelist Austria–Hungary

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Rainer Maria Rilke compares the artist’s experience to a sensual dance. He describes endless longing turning into small, trembling deeds that appear just in time. He also finds comfort in nature’s smells, like autumn earth or sea breezes, when human connection feels distant.

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Rainer Maria Rilke was a novelist from Austria–Hungary, best known for Poems.

Quick Facts About Rainer Maria Rilke

Born
December 4, 1875
Died
December 29, 1926
Nationality
Austria–Hungary
Profession
Novelist
Notable works
Poems
Known for
Sonnets to Orpheus, Worpswede, Duino Elegies, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge, The carousel
Spouse
Nimet Eloui

About Rainer Maria Rilke

Critics describe Rilke as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet who became a major figure in German literature. In addition to his poetry, he wrote one novel, several collections of poems, multiple volumes of letters, and a few early novellas.

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