{"product_id":"short-history-of-decay-by-emil-m-cioran","title":"Short History Of Decay By Emil M. Cioran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e02\/08\/2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenres: Philosophy - Nonfiction - Essays - History - Classics - Romania - Romanian Literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Decay\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1949) is E. M. Cioran's nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning the nature of civilization in mid 20th-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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Decay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edissects man's decadence in a remarkable series of moving and beautiful pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780241343463\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e127\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e150 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish (Language of text), French (Original language of a translated text)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53332256784697,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780241343463-jacket-large.webp?v=1779834109","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/short-history-of-decay-by-emil-m-cioran","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}