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On the Heights of Despair
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Born of a terrible insomnia which E. M. Cioran called 'a dizzying lucidity which would turn even paradise into hell, ' this book presents the young philosopher, a self-described 'Nietzsche still complete with his Zarathustra, his poses, his mystical clown's tricks, a whole circus of the heights. An exorcism of despair, this book offers insights into the ironic anguish of Cioran's philosophic mind while providing fascinating information on his early development as a writer and thinker.
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- ISBN-13: 9780226106717
- ISBN-10: 0226106713
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Publish Date: October 1996
- Dimensions: 8.48 x 5.49 x 0.45 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 150
