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  • Anathemas and Admirations

  • By: E. M. Cioran
  • Narrated by: Rick Adamson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Anathemas and Admirations

By: E. M. Cioran
Narrated by: Rick Adamson
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In this collection of essays and epigrams, E.M. Cioran gives us portraits and evaluations—which he calls "admirations"—of Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the poet Paul Valery, and Mircea Eliade, among others. In alternating sections of aphorisms—his "anathemas"—he delivers insights on such topics as solitude, flattery, vanity, friendship, insomnia, music, mortality, God, and the lure of disillusion.

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Powerhouse Nihilist - No One Like Him

E.M. Cioran utterly mastered irony and the power of exaggeration to make philosophical points. He may write of dark concepts, but there is so much life to his vision. He must be read. Believe the hype. I'm always happy to see that he's influenced modern writers like Thomas Ligotti. Clear, feelingful narration by R. Adamson, who sounds a lot like actor Brent Spiner. Don't miss Cioran.

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