A Short History of Decay by E.M. Cioran

A Short History of Decay

E.M. Cioran with Richard Howard (Translator), Eugene Thacker (Contributor)

181 pages first pub 1949 (editions)

nonfiction essays history philosophy reflective slow-paced
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E. M. Cioran confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history—focusing on such major issues of the twentieth century as human progress, fanaticism, and science—in this nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concer...

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reflective 85%
dark 71%
challenging 52%
sad 33%
funny 14%
emotional 9%
hopeful 9%
mysterious 9%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%

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slow 55%
medium 33%
fast 11%

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