Emil Cioran

Emil Mihai Cioran (Romanian: [eˈmil t͡ʃoˈran] (listenⓘ), French: [emil sjɔʁɑ̃]; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist. He was known for his antinatalism, pessimism, skepticism, nihilism, and gnosticism. His works often depict an atmosphere of torment, a state that Cioran himself experienced, and came to be dominated by lyricism.

Major works

Romanian

  • Pe culmile disperării
  • Cartea amăgirilor
  • Schimbarea la faţă a României
  • Lacrimi şi Sfinţi
  • Îndreptar pătimaş

French

  • Mon pays/Ţara mea
  • Précis de décomposition
  • Syllogismes de l'amertume
  • La tentation d'exister
  • Histoire et utopie
  • La chute dans le temps
  • Le mauvais démiurge
  • De l'inconvénient d'être né
  • Exercices d'admiration
  • Cahiers
  • Œuvres
  • Des larmes et des saints
  • Sur les cimes du désespoir
  • Le crépuscule des pensées
  • Jadis et naguère
  • Valéry face à ses idoles
  • De la France
  • Transfiguration de la Roumanie
  • Cahier Cioran