On the Heights of Despair - Emil Cioran (Audiobook)

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On the Heights of Despair (Romanian: Pe culmile disperării) is a Romanian philosophical work written by Emil Cioran, published in 1934 as his first book. It consists of several brief reflections on negative themes which later permeated Cioran's work, such as death, insomnia and insanity.
It was one of several works that Cioran wrote in his native Romanian language. In 1937, Cioran left Romania and relocated to Paris, where he lived for the rest of his life. This break marked two definite periods in Cioran's life and work: an early Romanian period, and a later, mature French period. Cioran later published several works in French, which brought him to wider attention.
On the Heights of Despair received a young authors' prize, established by the King Carol II Foundation for Art and Literature.[1] Cioran's later works received other awards, including the Prix Rogier Namier and the Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand, although Cioran declined both.
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[@anthonydimichele837]

I read The Trouble With Being Born decades ago and have read all his books translated into English since then. This is my favorite book, and he wrote it when he was 22 !

[@user-cs6ze7ve2j]

What a fucking poetic observation on how it feels being a human. No prescription or solution like Kierkegaard or nietzche just an absolute encapsulation of "the eternal silence one gets confronted with when contemplating death" as he says. Maybe this is the only thing a man can do after all every other "solution" proposed seems to fail.

[@p1x3l56]

Omul e aşa de singur, că deznădejdea-i pare un cuib şi groaza un adăpost. În zadar îşi caută o cărare prin desişul firii, el rămîne mîhnit, cu faţa spre înfundăturile propriului său duh. Căci, în el, lumina nu s-a despărţit de întuneric. Prin ceea ce încoronează Creaţia, prin spirit, el aparţine începuturilor ei.

[@JayTX.]

" No one knows what they are, what they're doing here They think they do They think I'm crazy for not thinking I do"

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060]

That has to be one of the best introductions in philosophies history.

[@auliobooks]

And darkest I guess😅

[@freddy2780]

Cioran is a great Writer.. Thanks for reading the Heights of Despair.. i have been waiting for someone to do it.. great job..

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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