what are a few of his famous works?
"Duino Elegies", "Sonnets to Orpheus", "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge",
Rainer Maria Rilke
Among English-language readers, his best-known works include the poetry collections "Duino Elegies" (') and "Sonnets to Orpheus" ('), the semi-autobiographical novel "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" ('), and a collection of ten letters that was published after his death under the title "Letters to a Young Poet" ('). 
what are duino elegies? A collection of ten elegies written by the Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) where was the poet born? He was born René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke in Prague, capital of Bohemia what happened  to her in paris? Rilke left home and travelled to Paris to write a monograph on the sculptor Auguste Rodin.
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Rainer Maria Rilke [SEP] Introduction
Rilke travelled extensively throughout Europe (including Russia, Spain, Germany, France and Italy) and, in his later years, settled in Switzerland – settings that were key to the genesis and inspiration for many of his poems. While Rilke is most known for his contributions to German literature, over 400 poems were originally written in French and dedicated to the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Among English-language readers, his best-known works include the poetry collections "Duino Elegies" (') and "Sonnets to Orpheus" ('), the semi-autobiographical novel "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" ('), and a collection of ten letters that was published after his death under the title "Letters to a Young Poet" (').