{"product_id":"9781324123460","title":"The Book of Hours","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Hours\u003c\/i\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, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\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","brand":"Rainer Maria Rilke","offers":[{"title":"WW Norton |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-04-07","offer_id":50662100140287,"sku":"9781324123460","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_26ddd0f9-dbaf-44ce-95bd-1e69e88eebf4.jpg?v=1791995111","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781324123460","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}