7 edition of A short history of decay found in the catalog.
Published
1998
by Arcade Pub., Distributed by Little, Brown and Co. in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1975.
| Statement | E.M. Cioran ; translated from the French by Richard Howard. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BD450 .C5413 1998 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 181 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 181 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL361832M |
| ISBN 10 | 1559704640 |
| LC Control Number | 98021994 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 39256677 |
A Short History of Decay () is E. M. Cioran's nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning the nature of civilization in mid-twentieth-century Europe. Touching upon Man's need to worship, the feebleness of God, the downfall of the Ancient Greeks and the melancholy baseness of all existence, Cioran's pieces are pessimistic in. A Short History of Decay by Cioran. Discussion in 'Book Discussion' started by Teladan, Cioran's book seems perfect for me, yet I'm hesitant. This isn't because I fear the apothegms will be too dark (which they evidently are), it's that I'm not convinced the book will be anything more than juvenile nihilism. I want something.
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His many books include Anathemas and Admirations, A Short History of Decay, and The Trouble with Being Born. Richard Howard is the author of eleven books of poetry, including Untitled Subjects, which won the Pulitzer Prize in He is the translator for more than works from the French by: “When A Short History of Decay was published, it tended to polarize readers.
Many dismissed it as overly morose and pessimistic, completely out of tune with Released on: Novem Cioran became a famous young writer in Romania, but left Romania for France in and made Paris his home. This was the first book he published in French, under the title PRECIS DE DECOMPOSITION/5(14).
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