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A short history of decay / E. M. Cioran ; translated by Richard Howard

A collection of aphoristic essays examining the nature of mid-20th-century European civilisation. The text explores themes of human decadence, religious belief, and the perceived decline of Western existence through a pessimistic philosophical lens.

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