<p><strong><em>The Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge</em></strong> is semi-autobiographical and is written in an&nbsp;expressionistic&nbsp;style dealing with themes of alienation unfamiliarity death by illness longing childhood memories and the&nbsp;Parable of the Prodigal Son. It was conceptualized and written whilst Rilke lived in Paris. This amazing novel was the only work of prose of considerable length that he wrote and published.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>