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-twentieth-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 ...
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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-twentieth-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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Add this copy of A Short History of Decay to cart. $15.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by Viking.
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Good in good dust jacket. Viking Press, 1973, 181 pages, hardcover in a good unclipped jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear, across the bottom pages is some noticeable warping. no stain or mold.
Add this copy of A Short History of Decay to cart. $75.00, good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by The Viking Press.
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Good in Fair jacket. Assumed first edition. Jacket worn and yellowed with some light allover soiling; wear on edges and corners, one half-inch tear on corner. Front jacket flap price clipped. Some light spotting on outside edges of pages, previous owner's name on inside front cover, pencil doodle on inside back cover; main text clean and unmarked.
Add this copy of A Short History of Decay to cart. $125.00, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by Viking Press.
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Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0670641227. Originally priced at $8.95/translated from the French by Richard Howard/quarterbound black and blue with green and blue letter-; 181 pages; Ing on spine in white jacket with black, blue, and green lettering/jacket in mylar.
