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'The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge' by R. M. Rilke

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October 5, 2018

Have you ever felt like you were born into the wrong century? Rainer Maria Rilke, a poet, was overwhelmed by the pace of modern life even 100 years ago. He moved to Paris and wrote 'The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge' — his alter ego. 

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