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astrangerhere · 11-07-2022, 07:08 AM

I'm reading Florian Illies 1913: The Year Before the Storm. It's been on my TBR for a while, and I like nonfiction in the fall and winter. I know he wrote a followup, but I don't think its been translated into English.

And because he is mentioned so much in 1913, I pulled a newish book off of our bookshelves to go with it - Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary. This is the first time the letters have been translated by women. My wife loves Rilke, so when the new translation came out earlier this year, I picked it up for her. This will complete my "books recommended by my wife" challenge for the year.

11-07-2022, 07:08 AM	#31108
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	I'm reading Florian Illies *1913: The Year Before the Storm. It's been on my TBR for a while, and I like nonfiction in the fall and winter. I know he wrote a followup, but I don't think its been translated into English. And because he is mentioned so much in 1913, I pulled a newish book off of our bookshelves to go with it - Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary. This is the first time the letters have been translated by women. My wife loves Rilke, so when the new translation came out earlier this year, I picked it up for her. This will complete my "books recommended by my wife" challenge for the year. Last edited by astrangerhere; 11-07-2022 at 07:34 AM. Reason: ETA a second book*