Published on 2025-08-29
A millionaire helps Austrian poets
In 1913, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein inherits an immense fortune after the death of his father. He decides to distribute part of this money anonymously to Austrian authors, including Rainer Maria Rilke and Georg Trakl. He attempts to go visit the latter in 1914, but arrives two days after the suicide of the poet.
Ludwig WittgensteinTravail sur la Logique et premier exil en Norvège
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