authors, german

"... At 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. ... Lewis Hyde's new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke's later work The Letter from the Young Worker"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life of writer Cornelia Funke, author of the children's book "The Thief Lord, " features an overview of her work, and includes fan information and writing tips.

Heinrich B?ll discusses what it was like growing up as an anti-Fascist in Nazi Germany.

Contains a collection of translations of the writings of twentieth-century German poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, and provides a distillation of his various philosophies and world views.

Contains ten letters written by poet Rainer Maria Rilke between 1903 and 1908 to Franz Xaver Kappus, a student at a Vienna military academy who asked Rilke for criticism and advice about his own poetic efforts.

Contains ten letters written by poet Rainer Maria Rilke between 1903 and 1908 to Franz Xaver Kappus, a student at a Vienna military academy who asked Rilke for criticism and advice about his own poetic efforts.

Letters written to F.X.Kappus during the years 1903-1908 and a series of his responses to the young, would-be poets. Chronicle of Rilkes's life for the years 1903-1908.

The author fictionalizes the life of Walter Benjamin, a German-Jewish critic and philosopher who lived during World War I and World War II in Paris, Russia, Germany, and Spain.

A collection of letters written by poet Rainre Maria Rilke to one of his students. Each letter offers wisdom on writing and life in general.