Rainer Maria Rilke: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	René Maria Rilke
Born	December 4, 1875 • Prague • Austria-Hungary
Died	December 29, 1926 (aged 51) • Switzerland
Notable Works	“Das Marienleben” • “Das Stunden-Buch” • “Duino Elegies” • “Sonnets to Orpheus” • “The Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge”

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Lou Andreas-Salomé, c. 1905

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