Letters: Summer 1926 »

First published in German in 1983, this English version of the letters includes a new preface by Susan Sontag and two essays about Rilke by Tsvetayeva. The correspondence between the three poets is full of references to their writing, other literature, their lives, and current events. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Library Journal

Poets Pasternak, Marian Tsvetayeva, and Rainer Maria Rilke were not having a banner year in 1926: Pasternak was stuck in Moscow trying to stay out of the way of the Bolsheviks; Tsvetayeva was in France after having been booted from Russia; and Rilke was dying in Switzerland. The trio began a correspondence spelling out their assorted woes as well as holding lengthy discussions about art, love, and other poetic topics. This 1983 title offers a selection of their letters along with numerous photographs. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.