Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies: a Conversation with Buddha

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875—1926) and the Buddha Gautama — what do they have in common? Perhaps the dialogues of the outstanding lyricist of the twentieth century with the Awakened One will help to answer this question. Drawings by the graphic artist Olga Kopezky (1870—1928) and other illustrations accompany the text of the book.