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 478 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
challenging 42%
sad 28%
emotional 25%
funny 17%
inspiring 11%
informative 10%
tense 7%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 3%
Pace
fast 23%
medium 22%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Mental illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Self harmMinor
Suicide, 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 478 reviews
Moods
dark 70%
challenging 42%
sad 28%
emotional 25%
funny 17%
inspiring 11%
informative 10%
tense 7%
relaxing 5%
mysterious 3%
Pace
fast 23%
medium 22%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Self harmMinor
Suicide, War