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192 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241467275
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 29 October 2020
Description
Disaster, according to the caustically brilliant philosopher E. M. Cioran, lies not in the prospect of our deaths, but in the fact of our birth, that 'laughable accident'. In these pessimistic, nihilistic and darkly funny aphorisms, he strips the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 595 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
challenging 39%
sad 28%
emotional 23%
funny 17%
inspiring 12%
informative 8%
tense 6%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 23%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Mental illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, DeathMinor
War
192 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241467275
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 29 October 2020
Description
Disaster, according to the caustically brilliant philosopher E. M. Cioran, lies not in the prospect of our deaths, but in the fact of our birth, that 'laughable accident'. In these pessimistic, nihilistic and darkly funny aphorisms, he strips the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 595 reviews
Moods
dark 73%
challenging 39%
sad 28%
emotional 23%
funny 17%
inspiring 12%
informative 8%
tense 6%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 23%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, DeathMinor
War