A Short History of Decay
by Emil M. Cioran
Published for the first time: 1/1/1949
186 pages, Paperback
Genres: Romania, History, France, Nonfiction, Essays, Philosophy, Classics
"In the fact of being born there is such an absence of necessity that when you think about it a little more than usual you are left... with a foolish grin" -E.M. CioranE.M. Cioran confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history. He focuses on such major issues of the twentieth century as human progress, fanaticism, and science.
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