On the Heights of Despair by E.M. Cioran, Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnston

On the Heights of Despair

E.M. Cioran, Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnston

128 pages first pub 1933 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Born of a terrible insomnia—"a dizzying lucidity which would turn even paradise into hell"—this book presents the youthful Emil Cioran, a self-described "Nietzsche still complete with his Zarathustra, his poses, his mystical clown's tricks, a whol...

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Moods

reflective 78%
dark 63%
challenging 47%
sad 21%
emotional 15%
funny 10%
mysterious 10%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%

Pace

slow 36%
medium 36%
fast 26%

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