{"product_id":"the-book-of-hours","title":"The Book of Hours","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators.” —Michael Dirda,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Hours\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1905) marks the origin of Rainer Maria Rilke’s distinctive voice and vision—where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a devout but candid speaker addresses an ultimately unknowable deity, passing through love, fear, guilt, anger, bewilderment, loneliness, tenderness, and exaltation in his search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dual-language edition, Edward Snow, “the most trustworthy and exhilarating of Rilke’s contemporary translators” (Michael Dirda,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), makes Rilke’s achievement accessible as never before in English. Snow retains a striking fidelity to the German text while also conveying the captivating psychological presence that animates Rilke’s best poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WW Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894731505944,"sku":"9781324123460","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2852\/6872\/files\/9781324123460_a24a5.jpg?v=1774981110","url":"https:\/\/www.clearysbookstore.com\/products\/the-book-of-hours","provider":"Cleary's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}