In the Company of Rilke: Why a 20th-Century Visionary Poet Speaks So Eloquently to 21st-Century Readers Yearning for Inwardness, Beauty & Spiritual Connection

· Bolinda · Narrated by Stephanie Dowrick
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In the Company of Rilke is an audiobook about a rare poet. Rainer Maria Rilke was a giant of 20th-century writing who is increasingly a visionary voice for our own time, captivating readers not only with his brilliance but also his fearlessness about the 'deepest things'. Speaking through his own contradictions and ambivalences, he gives readers a profound understanding of the complex beauty of human existence. Here, questions matter more than answers. Here, a poet can speak directly to God while also doubting God. Astonishingly, this is the first major study of Rilke from a spiritual perspective yet the greatest of Rilke's gifts was to show how inevitably life centres upon a profound mystery – to which we can freely open ourselves. Drawing on her own deep understanding of the gifts of reading, as well as her personal spiritual seeking, Stephanie Dowrick offers an intimate understanding of this most exceptional poet and his transcendent, piercingly beautiful work.

About the author

Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, is a multi-award-winning writer of that rare category of books that can genuinely be called life-changing. Her writing is unfailingly accessible, deeply thoughtful, and truly loved. Her writing life also includes internationally published fiction for adults and children, plus contributions to a wide range of mainstream and social media, including ten years as ‘Inner Life’ columnist for Good Weekend Magazine (Sydney Morning Herald and the Age). Her former career was distinguished by pioneering achievements as a publisher (including co-founding the London-based publishing house, The Women’s Press, where she was Managing Director). A long time humanitarian activist, Dr Dowrick is recognised for her leading contribution to multi-cultural, inter-religious understanding through her books and non-sectarian teaching and scholarship. Born in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Stephanie has lived in five countries, respects a global view of our human story, and currently lives in Australia. b

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