Maurice Betz

Walking in the Luxembourg Garden, exchanging letters about enigmatic diva Eleonora Duse or an irascible Tolstoy: Rainer Maria Rilke's French translator, Maurice Betz, enjoyed a rare intimacy with the great poet. This account of their collaborative translation of Rilke's only novel brings the reader along on a tour of the glittering cultural scene of interwar Paris. An elegant, poignant look...