You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin

You Must Change Your Life is a captivating tale of an unlikely friendship between two artistic giants, Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin.

Debut author Rachel Corbett brings to life the story of how these two creative minds collaborated and influenced each other in Paris during the turn of the twentieth century.

With verve and great insight, Corbett transports readers to the heart of modernism, where they will encounter a cast of charismatic characters, including Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Isadora Duncan, George Bernard Shaw, and Jean Cocteau. The book delves into the development of Rilke's influential ideas about art and creativity, as well as the rise of the concept of "empathy" amid the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Georg Simmel.

Corbett also introduces the women in these men's lives, including Rodin's muse Camille Claudel, Rilke's wife and fellow artist Clara Westhoff, and the remarkable Lou Andreas-Salome, who was Nietzsche's lover and Rilke's lifelong friend. This is a must-read for anyone interested in art, literature, or the creative process.

With its rich historical detail and captivating characters, You Must Change Your Life will inspire readers to rethink their own approach to creativity and embrace the power of transformation.