A short history of decay
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Bibliographic Information
A short history of decay
（Penguin modern classics）（Penguin non-fiction）
Penguin, 2018
- : pbk
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Précis de décomposition
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Translated from the French
"First published in France as Précis de décomposition 1949"--T.p. verso
"This translation first published in the USA by Seaver Books 1975"--T.p. verso
"Published in Penguin classics 2010"--T.p. verso
"Reissued 2018"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A Short History of Decay (1949) is E. M. Cioran's nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning the nature of civilization in mid 20th-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 the extreme, but also display a beautiful certainty that renders them delicate, vivid, and memorable. Illuminating and brutally honest, A Short History of Decay dissects man's decadence in a remarkable series of moving and beautiful pieces.
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