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A Short History of Decay

1977·181 pages·Nonfiction

History & Politics Literary Fiction

classics essays

"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. Cioran E.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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A Short History of Decay

Year

1977

Pages

181

Type

Nonfiction

History & Politics Literary Fiction

Tags

classics essays

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"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. Cioran E.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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