Witty and nihilistic essays from one of Central Europe's most remarkable philosophers.
E. M. Cioran (1911-1995) was one of Central Europe's most remarkable philosophers, author of what William Gass called romances on 'alienation, absurdity, boredom, futility, decay, the tyranny of history, the vulgarities of change, awareness as agony, reason as disease'. A Romanian, he lived much of his life in Paris and many of his major works were written in French, including A Short History of Decay, The Trouble with Being Born and Drawn and Quartered.
To miss reading this book would be a deprivation
*Los Angeles Times*
Sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of
the region...anyone coming fresh to the field will be captivated by
the richness, variety, humour and pathos of a classic literature
that, through a shared historical experience, transcends national
and linguistic boundaries.
*Independent on Sunday*
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