At the peak of despair

Sur les cimes du désespoir

◎ "Nietzsche of the 20th Century", one of the greatest philosophers of modern Europe◎EM Cioran's debut work is now translated into simplified Chinese★
Struggling at the peak of despair, igniting a passion that transcends life and death, turning tears into thoughts, and issuing a savage cry of rebellion——
【Editor's Recommendation】
EM Cioran is one of the greatest philosophers of modern Europe, known as the "Nietzsche of the 20th Century." His works, known for their fragmented form and reflections on issues such as suffering and nihilism, have earned him international acclaim and have been translated into over a dozen languages. He has been highly praised by many contemporary figures, including Susan Sontag, Italo Calvino, Milan Kundera, Paul Celan, and Samuel Beckett.
※"On the Peak of Despair" is EM Cioran's debut work and one of his most important representative works. The existentialist despair in it is shocking and inspiring, showing a novel, lyrical, and anti-systematic philosophical style, which laid the tone for his creation and became the ideological source of his subsequent works. It is a must-read work for understanding Cioran's ideological context.
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【Content Introduction】
On the Peak of Despair is the first work of renowned 20th-century philosopher E.M. Cioran, written during a period plagued by depression and insomnia. Cioran offers unique insights into a wide range of metaphysical issues, including absurdity, alienation, depression, insomnia, love, ecstasy, suffering, poverty, good and evil. With its novel, lyrical, and anti-systematic philosophical style, the book established the foundation for Cioran's work and holds significant significance as the source of this modern philosopher's thought.
"On the Peak of Despair" is not only one of Cioran's most important representative works, but also one of his most popular works. It organically combines exquisite prose language, fragmented writing form and pessimistic philosophical thoughts, showing absurdist and postmodern attitudes, and has had a great influence on the Western intellectual circles.
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【Celebrity Recommendation】
"Ciolan is one of the most sophisticated thinkers and powerful writers working today." - Susan Sontag "He is a brilliant rebel and a uniquely skeptical misanthropist who repeatedly awakens us to the emptiness of human existence." - Norman Manea

2022-06-01

北京联合出版公司

Lucida

240

9787559660503