The Trouble with Being Born by E.M. Cioran

The Trouble with Being Born

E.M. Cioran with Richard Howard (Translator)

192 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
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'Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately it is within no one's reach.'In The Trouble With Being Born, E. M. Cioran grapples with the major questions of human existence: birth, death, God, the passing of time, how to relat...

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Moods

reflective 82%
dark 73%
challenging 40%
sad 27%
emotional 23%
funny 18%
inspiring 12%
informative 8%
tense 6%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 28%
fast 22%

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3.98

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