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On the Heights of Despair (1st Edition) by E. M. Cioran, Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnston (Translator), Ilinca Zaripofol-Johnston, Ilinca (Trn) Zarifopal-Johnston Paperback, 150 Pages, Published 1996 ISBN-10: 0-226-10671-3 / 0226106713 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-10671-7 / 9780226106717 "This book saved my life." So recalls the Romanian philosopher E. M. Cioran about a book that meditates on madness and death, the absurdity of existence, and the agony of consciousness. Cioran finds in our darkest fears not only reasons to continue living but also the comic, absurd humor in doing so |