Maurice Betz Translator & Author

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the great German writers. A master of both poetry and prose, he is best known for Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, and The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. Maurice Betz (1898-1946) was a writer and translator who worked closely with Rilke on the French translations of his works. Maurice Betz (1898-1946) was a writer and prolific translator of Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig and Thomas Mann. He worked closely with Rilke on the French translations of his works.